Work to replace the drains in the Genesis Place Aquatic Centre is on schedule according to Manager Greg Lockert.

The first phase of the project, working in the lane pool, is now done, and work in the dive tank is underway. Lockert said that they are just waiting to get the thumbs up to open the lane pool again.

"The lane pool was filled up with water on July 28. After we closed at 11 o'clock that night they started filling that up. It has been treated with chemicals and brought to temperature, and we have sent a sample in to Alberta Health."

Lockert said they will reopen the pool as soon as Alberta Health says they can, which he anticipates could be today. They were able to save a little time getting that pool ready for use.

"What we did is we pumped the water from the dive tank into the lane pool, which was already treated and heated, so that saved us some time on bringing that stuff up to temperature and up to quality. We're hoping we can save a few days by doing that."

Lockert explained that they want to use time saving measures to get all the work in the Aquatic Centre done a little earlier than the September 11 completion date, but at this point there is no guarantee that that will happen, and they are pleased that they are keeping on schedule.

Lockert said overall, the community has been understanding about the pool closures. Any time there are closures, there are some complaints. On top of that, they have been a little busier than anticipated.

"The other thing, with the temperature this year being in the 30's as average, we've definitely noticed that our pool numbers are up compared to normal times in July and August, so we're just kind of monitoring that. But patrons have been great. They understand that the work needs to be done and we're getting it done as quick as we can so we can open it up again for them."

Work in the dive tank is scheduled to last until September 28, at which point they will work in the mechanical room for the leisure pool.

 

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