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April 20, 2008 -
St. Catharines Standard -
Provincial cash for new pool is
very welcome - Just
announced at the end of March: St. Catharines, Ontario
is getting a brand new
25-metre, six-lane pool plus a
smaller heated pool for children
and seniors, thanks in part to
$4.5M of provincial aid. |
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April 19, 2008 -
Huntington Town Crier - Swimming pool reopens after
six-month £500,000 refit - This 22 year-old community
swimming pool in Huntington, England was just reopened after
a refit and facelift costing the equivalent of $1M Canadian
dollars. Among the changes: A UV water filtering system
that'll reduce the amount of chlorine by 66 per cent. |
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April 18, 2008 -The
Cumberland News - Delight as Wigton pool reopens - In
the UK, this 102-year-old Carlisle, England pool reopens
after the city spends £90,000 ($180,000 CAD) for
renovations. |
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April 5, 2008 -
The Tampa Tribune - YMCA Officials Pool Their Talents -
Using heat naturally stored in soil or water is now a viable
option, both ecologically and economically, for heating
swimming pools. This article from Tampa, Florida is about a
community pool with a geothermal heating-cooling system that
keeps the water's temperature constant all year. The process
is already being used in our High Park neighbourhood.
High Park Lofts, located at Roncesvalles Avenue and
Dundas Street uses geothermal technology to provide heat and
cooling for the building's interior. |
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July 27, 2007 -
New York Times - 52 Ways to Cool Off, And All of Them
Free - An interesting article on public swimming
pools in New York City. Notably, New York teetered
dangerously close to bankruptcy in 1975, yet the value
of their pools to the community was never questioned. |
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