Dear Fellow Aquatic Users,

On Monday March 9th, the City Council will be entertaining a motion to downsize the previously approved 50-metre pool back to the old 25-metre pool. Why? – to save a few dollars and appease a Mayor who has no understanding of what the community requires and has no interest in our youth or future generations. We have two days to somehow convince one of the councillors, listed below, the need to look forward and build an aquatic facility which will meet the community needs today and for the next 50 years.

Please see the attached link (https://www.cnv.org/your-government/council-meetings for the upcoming Council Meeting Agenda Package for Monday March 9, 2020 which includes the Prioritization of HJCRC & Associated Projects. (Starts on page 163)

We encourage all supporters to contact the Councillors, listed below, by email or better still by phone, to express your disappointment with the motion being presented Monday evening to reduce the new Harry Jerome pool to a 25-metre pool.  Speak from your heart and try to convince at least one councillor to see the value and to support the 50-metre pool.

Councillors not listed are already strong supporters, so there is no need to contact them.  We need at least one councillor listed below to vote “Yes” for the 50m pool. Please spread the word and information.  The Mayor is firmly against us, but Councillor Hu, Councillor Girard and Councillor McIlroy may be persuaded if all of us send a loud and clear message about our pool. 

Emails should be sent to all councillors and the City Clerk so they will be part of the meeting record.

City Clerk

Karla Graham

kgraham@cnv.org

Mayor Linda Buchanan

Email: mayor@cnv.org

Phone: 604-998-3280

Councillor Angela Girard

Contact Info

Email: agirard@cnv.org

Phone: 604-209-6927

Councillor Tina Hu

Contact Info

Email: thu@cnv.org

Phone: 604-971-0250

Councillor Jessica McIlroy

Contact Info

Email: jmcIlroy@cnv.org

Phone: 604-209-8058