Westsyde Pool future still uncertain
KAMLOOPS — It’s been closed since June of last year, and after today’s City Council meeting, it unclear when the Westsyde pool will re-open. What started as a roof repair, and turned into a multi-million dollar refurbish, has now become an opportunity for the city to look at its recreational facilities on the north side of the Thompson River.
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The pool is a valued asset for one of the outlying neighbourhoods in the city. In April of 2015, the city announced plans to close the Westsyde pool for a period of 16 months, while around $2 Million worth of repairs were done to its roof. Last February, Byron McCorkell, Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture for the City of Kamloops told CFJC News “Hopefully, this is a short term thing, but we don’t really know.” Today, McCorkell recommended two options to council