Address:
- 50m x 25m pool
- Barrier-free access
- Leisure pool
- Universal and inclusive change areas
- Multi-purpose spaces
- Expanded fitness area
- Better, and more spaces for events and classes
- Accessibility features such as handrails and non-slip surfacing
- A welcoming space for the community
- Energy efficiency design
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Staff have started work on a detailed design, a process expected to take nearly two years. The pool was expected to remain open until late this year or early 2027.
- https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/a-betrayal-swimmers-head-to-court-seeking-to-block-aquatic-centre-downsizingThe case, to be heard Friday in B.C. Supreme Court, argues the city received voter support, through a plebiscite during the 2022 municipal election, to borrow $103 million for a new Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a 50-metre pool. The petitioners argue the city has no legal authority to spend that money on a 25-metre pool instead, which is the option Vancouver’s park board and council endorsed after the 2022 vote.
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However, after the 2022 plebiscite, park board staff determined that preserving a 50-metre pool would require making the existing building larger “to be compliant with accessibility and current design considerations.” A staff memo estimated maintaining a 50-metre pool at the site along with other proposed features could increase the budget by $100 million.
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