Canada Games Pool was my home training pool, where I spent countless hours in pursuit of my Olympic dream. Now, as a retired Olympic athlete, I can not fathom being so short sighted into the development of a facility which could produce future Olympians. How can Hyack host meets if they do not have a facility which meets the new requirements of competitive swimming? New West, please rethink the decision and build a 10 lane pool.
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Simon Cui
8 years ago
I support to build a big 10 lane pool.
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Ellena Hung
8 years ago
We need a 10 lane pool!! I support this petition because it will benefit all residents of New Westminster and especially the swimming community.
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Rashim
8 years ago
Hyack is a club that has produced a number of elite level athletes and Olympians and as the sport continues to grow in popularity (Remember the most decorated Olympian ever across any sport is swimmer Michael Phelps), having adequate facilities is necessary to host high caliber meets. This brings tourism/capital to the area and at the same time provides a more diverse facility for the local community. This club is a fixture in New Westminster - please expand the plans to accommodate!
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Nick Szucs
8 years ago
As an ex Hyack swimmer who spent the majority of teenage years in that facility, I really hope the city can see beyond the existing plans. Hyack is a club that has produced a number of elite level athletes and Olympians and as the sport continues to grow in popularity (Remember the most decorated Olympian ever across any sport is swimmer Michael Phelps), having adequate facilities is necessary to host high caliber meets. This brings tourism/capital to the area and at the same time provides a more diverse facility for the local community. This club is a fixture in New Westminster - please expand the plans to accommodate!
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Leonora Laranang
8 years ago
CGP ia vital in training our kids in swimming
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kelly
8 years ago
Support
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Christine Chang
8 years ago
New swiming is very important for all citizens. Research papers show that people's physical wellness is related to psychological well-balanced. So the tax money should be used to rebuild the new pool.
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Elizabeth Cottam
8 years ago
Replace the pool:
With the ability for the facility to grow with the expected 25% increase in population from 76,000 to 100,000 residents to 2040,
With the ability for the facility to respond to current programming short falls and inability to meet current demand as expressed by the facilities staff
Enable provincial, regional and national swim competition to be held that brings increased direct and indirect benefits to the City.
Current concept will not support this
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Fangzhi Li
8 years ago
We need redesign the new Canada Games pool! New pool need meet a minimum function that is can be competition! The current design is just looks fancy but not useful. The competition pool like Victoria and Kamloops’ one where have a lot of people coming for different levels competition every year and contributed a lot of Revenue for the local government and brought a lot of business.
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Laurie Shong
8 years ago
I’m a past Olympian that trained twice a day at this pool. This is the best pool and I’d drive from anywhere in the lower mainland to swim there. I still do and I live in Pitt Meadows. You need 10 lanes for the club and public to use. I wouldn’t change anything about the pool. The gym upstairs is great with a fantastic view to help get through those workouts.
Anyways those are my thoughts.
Laurie Shong
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Skye barbic
8 years ago
This is sooooooo important. Please support this
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Dawne Shong
8 years ago
The pool should be replaced for what it was initially built for but with added lanes as an upgrade to meet National and International Events.
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Deborah Flood
8 years ago
Put the focus on fitness, training and lessons with a 10-lane pool.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
We need to keep the competitive swimming in New West.
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Jia Yoo
8 years ago
Government needs to support young swimmers to pursue their goals in competitive swimming
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kirstie Kasko
8 years ago
As a paralympian in swimming we need to have more olympians and paralympians coming into the sport of swimming. Closing down this competition pool to make it a recreation pool is not a good idea at all. If anything create a different pool for a recreation complex.
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kirstie Kasko
8 years ago
As a paralympian in swimming we need to have more olympians and paralympians coming into the sport of swimming. Closing down this competition pool to make it a recreation pool is not a good idea at all. If anything create a different pool for a recreation complex.
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Laureen Keogh
8 years ago
Please rethink! To spend this much money and not have more public consultation is madness!
Spreading the word!
Canada Games Pool was my home training pool, where I spent countless hours in pursuit of my Olympic dream. Now, as a retired Olympic athlete, I can not fathom being so short sighted into the development of a facility which could produce future Olympians. How can Hyack host meets if they do not have a facility which meets the new requirements of competitive swimming? New West, please rethink the decision and build a 10 lane pool.
I support to build a big 10 lane pool.
We need a 10 lane pool!! I support this petition because it will benefit all residents of New Westminster and especially the swimming community.
Hyack is a club that has produced a number of elite level athletes and Olympians and as the sport continues to grow in popularity (Remember the most decorated Olympian ever across any sport is swimmer Michael Phelps), having adequate facilities is necessary to host high caliber meets. This brings tourism/capital to the area and at the same time provides a more diverse facility for the local community. This club is a fixture in New Westminster - please expand the plans to accommodate!
As an ex Hyack swimmer who spent the majority of teenage years in that facility, I really hope the city can see beyond the existing plans. Hyack is a club that has produced a number of elite level athletes and Olympians and as the sport continues to grow in popularity (Remember the most decorated Olympian ever across any sport is swimmer Michael Phelps), having adequate facilities is necessary to host high caliber meets. This brings tourism/capital to the area and at the same time provides a more diverse facility for the local community. This club is a fixture in New Westminster - please expand the plans to accommodate!
CGP ia vital in training our kids in swimming
Support
New swiming is very important for all citizens. Research papers show that people's physical wellness is related to psychological well-balanced. So the tax money should be used to rebuild the new pool.
Replace the pool: With the ability for the facility to grow with the expected 25% increase in population from 76,000 to 100,000 residents to 2040, With the ability for the facility to respond to current programming short falls and inability to meet current demand as expressed by the facilities staff Enable provincial, regional and national swim competition to be held that brings increased direct and indirect benefits to the City. Current concept will not support this
We need redesign the new Canada Games pool! New pool need meet a minimum function that is can be competition! The current design is just looks fancy but not useful. The competition pool like Victoria and Kamloops’ one where have a lot of people coming for different levels competition every year and contributed a lot of Revenue for the local government and brought a lot of business.
I’m a past Olympian that trained twice a day at this pool. This is the best pool and I’d drive from anywhere in the lower mainland to swim there. I still do and I live in Pitt Meadows. You need 10 lanes for the club and public to use. I wouldn’t change anything about the pool. The gym upstairs is great with a fantastic view to help get through those workouts. Anyways those are my thoughts. Laurie Shong
This is sooooooo important. Please support this
The pool should be replaced for what it was initially built for but with added lanes as an upgrade to meet National and International Events.
Put the focus on fitness, training and lessons with a 10-lane pool.
We need to keep the competitive swimming in New West.
Government needs to support young swimmers to pursue their goals in competitive swimming
As a paralympian in swimming we need to have more olympians and paralympians coming into the sport of swimming. Closing down this competition pool to make it a recreation pool is not a good idea at all. If anything create a different pool for a recreation complex.
As a paralympian in swimming we need to have more olympians and paralympians coming into the sport of swimming. Closing down this competition pool to make it a recreation pool is not a good idea at all. If anything create a different pool for a recreation complex.
Please rethink! To spend this much money and not have more public consultation is madness!