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WA'l'ERLOO CHRONICLE - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 . 7 Pool supporters not happy with city’s response MHEH Continued from page 1 Ian Mclean a M ~ ~ - " ‘ He wants to see ,"Jâ€"""fi FNEMMEKIJYNDPANT laurier has agreed to cover all operating costs other governments. . f _, -4 . x 4 for five years ifthe pool is saved. including the (Iity of . ' 3 "“ T a“ i“ ‘~' Olympian Keith Beavers. who trains at Iauri~ Kitchener and the » ;: E l j, . : ' er, made a plea to councillors at Monday night‘s Region of Waterloo, as ‘ , f“ ' meeting to help keep the pool open. well as organizations ,. ‘ . 1 There are only l()()lympic-sized pools in the such as the school I ’ “(git , ‘ \ \\\\l nt'tilll; province and losing laurier’s would drastically boards and local _ , .- ‘ ,\\\ \ . ' ‘ t damage Ontario's sports infrastructure, he said. health integration net it E... - "lfthe Iaurier pool closes, we lose 10 per cent works to all chip in to _ , _ of our 5()~metre facilities," Beavers said. "It help. . _ _ ‘ would be an incredible shame for the club and “Everyone needs to Speflahzlng In council to let this tpool closet," jump in the pool N Q 5; l g“ Beavers believes that the pool closure will together, so to speak," . a BMW P R ”E A _AR hurt swimming not only iii l‘v’aterloo, but across Mclean said. ": MGKEdES Benz Dealer Autl'lOHZGd , the country. The mood amongst , _ _ _ Meticulous Resgofation “This closure of the laurier pool will send a the club after the meet~ The only Olympic~sized 900] m Waterloo 5 slated to close Dec. 3" "u mm Original Paint Finishes ‘ message to this fellow Olympians and national ing was not an entirely hopeful one. of not only the university. but also the commu» Unsurpassed Collision Repair team members] that even in a time of dire ROW coach Dean Holes felt "disturbed" by nity." Baxter said. 1 _ . , . _ y . . - 15 Content“! Dr. Kitchener , necess'ity that tgovernment] Will not support the fact that many City counctllors seemed I what we do." he said. to be hearing the information for the first 519578'2052 1 local swminiing organizations threw all they time. 1 had at city council, with swimmers aged 10 to T4 The university and the swim club have / -‘ ~- 54 ‘3Q . ‘ l taking to the podium and telling their tales. been in contact with city staff since lanue 1‘1 ‘ a.» I they‘ve given from their wallets as well. ary. he said, 5 t f ‘x x. _ -" l The Region ofWaterloo Swim (Zlub has raised Roles wondered why the information I, ' \ 1 $670.000 to help cover the repairs. that money hadn't been passed along or ifcouncil was t i _ 1. -‘ ' { will be funded over a five-year period, playing possum, \ ‘ . , ; 1 They're seeking $50,000 over five years A “I don't know if they’re just turning a _ “A l $250,000 in total â€" from Waterloo and are hopâ€" blind eye." he said “It feels like they're .‘ , \ 1 ing for the same from Kitchener. really passing the buck. ‘ a w ‘ J A v ,_ ' - _ i The swim clubs' argument was that since "I think they‘ve had the time to A t: “ vs", ‘l \ 7 [aurier has been providing the city with a facility taddress the problemt . but they've kept h 1- " «I for free for a nuriiber of years,Waterloo can pitch it offthe radar screen." The ea r , . \ if in now atatime of need. The ball is now in the university's 1 ' 1 _ ' i (buncillors. however. were reluctant to (Umâ€" hands to decide whether or not to keep nd 0 g lC Cl . 7 - I ~ mit any money to thepool, but agreed toexplore the pool open to give the city time to "3 ~ ' S, ' Hie ‘ - v, '__ the possibilities. decide its course of action. C h ' T l 7" .1 With the memory of last week‘s budget That decrston will be made by laurier rl S l l lg S “15 ‘ process fresh in their mind, council decided to president Max Blouw ' ' A" - L” 1 carefully look at what they can afford and report Peter Baxter, director of athletics for 3“ hackat the end of lillllldrV. the school, didn't know which way the "I think Whllt' there is general interest in presidentwould go, lhelping save the pooh, we need to be very tau “He'll take all the information and [ions where we get this money from,” said ( oun make a decision that's in the best interest December '5 ‘ ‘ * . ~. 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