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By Veronica Beltran

$10 million

Downtown’s new pool receiving $10 million dollars in funding

Jul 3, 2020 | 1:13 PM

PRINCE GEORGE–The City’s new downtown pool is receiving quite the sum of funding from Provincial and Federal Governments.

$10 million in funding support for the downtown’s new pool, that is what both, the Provincial and Federal Governments are investing in. The funding is being provided from the Community and Recreation Infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

“Council wishes to extend its sincere thanks to the federal and provincial governments for their incredible funding support and is proud that our proposal attracted the highest-possible grant amount through this funding program.”– Lyn Hall, Mayor of Prince George

The new pool will be connected to the City’s Downtown Renewable Energy System (DRES), which provides heating to several downtown facilities through wood waste at Lakeland Mills. The City says that heating the new pool with the DRES will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 95 per cent compared to if it was heated with natural gas.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be $42 million. $35 million are for the pool design and construction, and seven million dollars for the acquisition of the new site and demolition operations.

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“Investing in community, recreation and cultural infrastructure promotes people’s health and well-being and builds strong dynamic communities where people want to put down roots and do business.”–Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Rural Economic Development

The new pool will be 38,602 square feet and will be built on 7th Ave. between Dominion and Quebec Streets; it will feature a six-lane 25-metre lap pool, four-lane 25-metre teaching pool, a leisure pool with a lazy river, beach entry and more. Excavation plans are in place for the end of next month.