City shows off refurbished Westsyde Pool ahead of Friday opening
KAMLOOPS — After waiting two years for their pool to re-open, including construction delays along the way that pushed the opening date back, Westsyde residents will get to swim at the renovated pool starting on Friday.
It doesn’t take long to notice the difference two years has made at the Westsyde Pool. The pool has been re-modeled with many windows that brighten up the space and make it more welcoming.
“Some of the changes people are going to see right away is it’s not nearly as dark as the old building was,” said the city’s parks & recreation facilities manager Jeff Putnam. “A lot of natural light in the space above here, and as a matter of fact we have so much light that we need very few light fixtures, so we’re going to save quite a bit of energy.”
On Friday, the pool will finally open nearly 26 months after it closed in June 2015 due to a rotting roof. There is now a new roof with an improved circulation system to prevent moisture build-up that caused the closure in the first place.