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Dear editor, The Mayor has been putting out trial balloons for some time to test the waters as to how much push-back he will get to closing neighborhood recreation centres and replacing them with another four sheets of white elephant ice, totally removed from the city proper and the people. The first white elephant was known as the Canalta Centre (now Co-Op Place) and is under-used. I believe former city fathers were correct in placing rec centers in city neighborhoods to be near the people. They have served us well and have been very well used. The only recreation facility in the SW/SE Hill area is the Moose Rec Centre. To close that would be a travesty. If any money is spent on a new rec facility it should go in the South side of the city. ....
Post-COVID future for rec centres depends on a lot Poll Yes On Monday night, council agreed to a 2021 budget plan that would keep the Moose Rec centre arena, the Heights outdoor pool and the Crestwood Rec centre closed through the end of 2021. Those were the only facilities to not reopen from health restrictions this summer and fall as administrators weighted cost benefits of reopening them with reduced demand during the pandemic. Now, keeping them closed for all of 2021 will contribute an unspecified amount toward the goal of cutting $14 million out of the city’s operating budget. Coun. Julie Friesen stressed that no final decision has been made on the facility’s future, but hard decisions may have to be made. ....