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Name: Anonymous on Apr 7, 2008Comments: We must keep these pools open for the kids. Swimming is such an integral part of Canadian's child development, where our children are constantly around water. For the love of the sport and the kid's physical well-being, it is vital that they have the access to pools in their local communities. them.Flag
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Name: David Schellenberg on Apr 7, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Virginia Macdonald on Apr 7, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 7, 2008Comments: stop been so greedyFlag
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Name: Peter Giffen on Apr 7, 2008Comments: The pools are an invaluable resource for our children. We must keep them open.Flag
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Name: Janice Roberts on Apr 7, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: VAL FOSTER on Apr 7, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Johanne Daoust on Apr 7, 2008Comments: With many new immigrants making Toronto their home it is doubly important that their children learn how to swim. Evidence shows that swimming ability alone cannot prevent downing. While parent and tot swimming classes are designed to educate adults in water safety, toddlers are still too young to grasp these concepts. Safe Kids Canada recommends that by age five, children are ready to be enrolled in swimming lessons. This is a developmental milestone for children. At this age children have the mental capacity to understand the concepts taught in swimming lessons, as well as the increased muscle development and coordination. Please work together and find long term solutions to keep these pools open.Flag
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Name: Harper/Flaschner on Apr 7, 2008Comments: My grand children learned to swim in these Toronto pools. Please keep them open Thank youFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Mark Selby on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Stop using schools as pawns !!Flag
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Name: John Julien on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Jonathan Plumb on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Keep the pools open - kids need these services to help prevent the obesity epidemic and to learn how to swim.Flag
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Name: Kristjan Hayden on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Laurie Barnett on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Mary Alton on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Take it to the Government of Ontario. Fund our schools properly!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Suzanne Shore on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Suzanne Shore on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Fiona Moola on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Simon Darnell on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Kaya Mcgregor on Apr 8, 2008Comments: it is absurd that the pools are being closed think,think,think think about obesity issues,health care,sedentary youth think about skill sets ,self worth and achievement think about beauty and freedom and how you felt as a child swimming. thin,think,think and then grandfather the idea of closing the pools.Flag
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Name: Donna Samoyloff on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Yuka Nakamura on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Mimi Shea on Apr 8, 2008Comments: please keep our pools in the schools open - our children need these in our communities!Flag
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Name: Janelle Joseph on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Please do not close the poolsFlag
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Name: Dr. Parissa Safai on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Increasing rates of physical inactivity among children and youth must be countered with school-based opportunities for swimming and access to swim pools. Please do not sacrifice the health and well being of our students by closing school pools in the TDSB.Flag
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Name: Sandy Wells on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Quality of life should be actively promoted for all Torontonians, not just those that can afford private sport and fitness clubs, or cottages. Neighbourhood pools should be supported, promoted, and enhanced in order to improve the quality of life for urban people.Flag
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Name: Tim Broughton on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Naomi Dachner on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Naomi Dachner on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Naomi Dachner on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Michelle Morgan on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Sharon Harris on Apr 8, 2008Comments: These pools are BARGAINS as preventitive medicine...keep kids fit with an activity they LOVE. I can't believe our governments are letting our kids down. Everyone knows the money is out there, and if you close these pools, we'll know that you're highest priority is not in the best interests of our children. Here is your chance to change public opinion. Please do the right thing.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Keep the pools open - don't allow short term thinking to jeopardize the next generation.Flag
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Name: Hiroko Sawai on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Please reconsider and reverse this decision to close the pools. The pools are a vital part of the health and recreation of not only students, but seniors and many others in the community. Please take a longer-term look at the issue - it may result in financial savings in the short term, but will have greater health care implications in the longer term.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments: I find it very interesting that most of the pool closures on in the downtown + west part of the city where extra curricular activities for children are most needed.Flag
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Name: Diane Bradley on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Pools are a necessity of community life and important for the ongoing health of our children as part of their physical ed.Flag
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Name: Peggy Nash, MP Parkdale High-Park on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Trae Bregg on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anne Shaddick on Apr 8, 2008Comments: We all know the huge importance of physical health. We need to look at the bigger picture. If we don't have healthy ways for children and adults to exercise we pay a huge price down the road. Think smart invest now!Flag
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Name: Scott Augustus on Apr 8, 2008Comments: Having the pool makes my children excited about going to school. It also teaches them water saftey, which is so important in cutting down the number of drownings each year. It also encourages them to be active, another important factor with children not leading active lives these days. When we tell people from other cities about having a pool for the children, they are all extremely jealous and envious. This kind of service is what sets TDSB apart from the others.Flag
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Name: Susan Cohen on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Ben D'Cunha on Apr 8, 2008Comments: I have a daughter in the public school system, and I really hope that the city keep the pools open. Swimming is one of the greatest fitness activities a child can do. For so many children to lose the opportunity to learn swimming in school is a real shame.Flag
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Name: Pippa Shaddick on Apr 8, 2008Comments: My daughter has benefitted from swimming pools in all the schools she has attended since JK. She is now in grade 10! If she hadn't gone to school with pools, she probably wouldn't know how to swim today. Keep the pools open! Thank you.Flag
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Name: Maggie Screaton on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Yvette Jancso on Apr 8, 2008Comments:Flag