Mundy Park Pool set to open June 1
Correction: The total budget for the pool was $32 million. That figure was omitted from a previous version of this story.
The waiting is almost over and the wading is almost upon us.
Mundy Park Pool, formerly Spani, is set to open June 1, the city announced Tuesday.
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The new pool is set to include a leisure pool with gradual beach entry, a water climbing wall, a lazy river, and a warming pool. The renovated lap pool is set to include eight swim lanes and a dive tank.
Noting the old pool was 52 years old, city council approved a $32-million overhaul in 2023.
Initially set to open in the spring of 2024, the project was delayed due to supply chain issues, skilled labour shortages, as well as pool tank leaks.
According to projections provided by Coquitlam city staff, approximately 16,000 swimmers will hop into the pool per season – double the number of users at the current pool. The city is also predicting a 50 percent increase in people taking swimming lessons and certification courses.
Environmental impact
Spani Pool’s natural gas boilers produced the equivalent of 120 tonnes of carbon dioxide, making Spani Pool the Coquitlam’s third largest source of emissions among civic facilities.
By using air source heat pumps and LED lighting, the new pool is set to be more energy efficient and to produce fewer GHG emissions.
Cost
When the project was announced in 2021, senior levels of government were set to chip in a total of $4.4 million with the city paying more than $8 million. The total budget was $32 million.
Running the new pool was previously forecast to cost the city $900,000 per year, the equivalent of an approximately 0.54 percent tax increase.
The Coquitlam Sharks Swim Club are slated to start using the new pool May 1.
Starting April 29, Coquitlam is set to open registration for early access swims in May.
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