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Pool part of solution

Editor: Thank you individual community voices, Gibsons mayor and council and the Coast Reporter for recognizing the importance of the role the Gibsons aquatic facility has in our community.

Editor:  

Thank you individual community voices, Gibsons mayor and council and the Coast Reporter for recognizing the importance of the role the Gibsons aquatic facility has in our community. The pool ought to be part of the safe opening of the SCRD’s recreation facilities.

The Gibsons pool has been the victim of a systematic erosion of use due to the fact that it is the one recreation budget item that is perpetually targeted for reduction. This was true right from the time the pool was designed and approved under protest because it was recognized in the day that it was undersized and single-purposed and thus destined to be perceived as a liability. The pool provides an accessible opportunity for fitness and socialization, which is in short supply due to COVID. Less light and more rain will result in increasing mental and physical health issues. We need the pool to be part of the solution to these problems.

Mary Findlay, Gibsons