Why do our elected representatives (Vancouver City Council, Vancouver Park Board) continue to NOT fund, build and invest in the many benefits that Outdoor Pools provide to our communities?
As of Summer 2024, we continue to defy the Canada-wide trend of increasing the number of Outdoor Pools being added per city !
Port Coquitlam, BC, pop. 63,297, 4 outdoor pools, 15,824 people per pool.
Niagara Falls, ON, pop. 98,439, 5 outdoor pools, 19,688 people per pool.
City of Montreal, PQ, pop. 1,780,000, 63 outdoor pools, 28,253 people per pool.
Medicine Hat, AB, pop. 63,278, 2 outdoor pools, 31,639 people per pool.
St. Catherine’s, ON, pop. 140,370, 3 outdoor pools, 46,790 people per pool.
City of Toronto, ON, pop. 2,832,718, 58 outdoor pools, 48,840 people per pool.
*Regina, SK, pop. 238,591, 5 outdoor pools, 47,718 people per pool.
Hamilton, ON, pop 579,000, 10 outdoor swimming pools, 57,900 people per pool.
Burnaby, BC, pop. 274,425, 4 outdoor pools, 68,606 people per pool.
Surrey, BC, pop. 600,911, 8 outdoor pools, 75,113 people per pool.
Saskatoon, SK pop. 347,000, 4 outdoor pools, 86,750 people per pool
Winnipeg, MN, pop. 849,000, 8 outdoor pools, 106,125 people per pool.
Ottawa, ON, pop. 1,070,889, 9 outdoor pools, 118,987 people per pool.
Halifax, NS, popv.431,416, 3 outdoor pools, 145,472 people per pool.
Calgary, AB, pop. 1,665,000, 8 outdoor pools, 208,125 people per pool.
Edmonton, AB pop. 1,060,667, 5 outdoor pools, 212,133 people per pool.
Vancouver, pop. 681,420, 3 outdoor pools, 227,140 people per pool !
in the Summer of 2024, up until Kitsilano outdoor pool reopened on Aug 7, Vancouver had only 2 pools in operation, increasing the ratio of People Per Pool to 340,710 !
* Regina, SK, recently completed the Wascana outdoor swimming pool complex for $16.4 million. The project received $12 million from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Municipal Enhancement Program (MEEP), and the City covered the remainder of the cost. It features a regenerative water filtration system, low consumption features, and recirculating spray pad to conserve water, a high-efficient water heating plant, solar panels, LED lighting, and variable speed pool pumps to conserve energy and reduce emissions. Approximately 30% of the energy for the facility comes from solar panels:
Windsor, ON: has just unveiled a brand new outdoor pool built with a budget of $3 million. See story: https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/
