â–ş Listen Live
â–ş Listen Live

New $42-million downtown pool in Prince George gains momentum

City officials unveiled some new information regarding the new downtown pool today (Wednesday).

The planning of the pool has involved a lot of consideration for safety and accessibility for those facing disabilities.

Chair of the Prince George city’s accessibility advisory committee, Chris Gobbi added that many ideas were used to make the pool more wheelchair accessible, including beach-style entries to the pools and wheelchair pods to give those in chairs a completely independent swimming experience.

Gobbi added, “I feel the work city staff and the architect have done in designing the new pool has really raised the bar in regards to how buildings can and should be built in order to make them accessible to everyone.”

The new pool will also be in connection to the city’s Downtown Renewable Energy System (DRES), which provides heat sourced from wood waste at Lakeland Mills.

The downtown project valued at $42-million comes just a few years after a referendum was held in October of 2017, with 63% voting in favour of building the new pool.

Mayor Lyn Hall added that the project has been in the making for a decade now and it will be located on 7th Avenue between Dominion and Quebec Street.

The Four Seasons Leisure Pool is projected to be ready by late 2022.

Currently, the Four Seasons Leisure Pool and the Prince George Aquatic Centre are closed, however, the Aquatic Centre is expected to open for certain user groups on September 8th.

Something going on in the Prince George area you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing [email protected].

Continue Reading

cjci Now playing play

cirx Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

City Council approves budget to replace damaged garbage truck

Prince George City Council has voted to replace a garbage truck in the city. At last night's (Monday) meeting, City Council approved a budget of $750,000 for the purchase.  According to Director of Civic Operations Blake McIntosh, this will replace a garbage truck damaged in a motor vehicle incident in May last year. 

PG RCMP investigating two assaults resulting in one dead in downtown area

The Prince George RCMP is looking for witnesses for a pair of assaults on July 4th.

Cops for Cancer Tour de North hosting training ride in honour of former member

The Cops for Cancer Tour de North team will be holding a scheduled group ride on Sunday morning, their first without Shane Kelly after passing during a hit and run in PG last week. The ride will begin just after 8am from the overflow parking lot of the PG Aquatic Centre on 18th Avenue. The public is encouraged to arrive for the send off 15 minutes earlier (7:45 AM).

B.C. expands heat pump rebates to some renters, condo owners

British Columbia is expanding its heat pump rebate program to eligible apartment renters and condo owners. 

UNBC’s Athletic Director representing PG at World University Summer Games

125 varsity athletes from across Canada are dawning the Maple Leaf for almost two weeks as they participate in the FISU World University Summer Games in Germany starting tomorrow (Wednesday). The athletes will compete in nine sports: archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.
- Advertisement -