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Aldergrove Star times. The closures usually hapOutdoor pools in Aldergrove pen late in the day, the report said. A permanent fix will have to and Fort Langley have been shut down repeatedly this summer, wait until the summer is over, because of water clarity problems. because it would involve closing As of July 31, the Aldergrove the pools for three to four weeks, outdoor pool has been closed 22 the report estimates. Staff are planning to carry out times out of 49 days for part or all the necessary work before the of the day, while the Fort Langley outdoor pool has been closed next outdoor pool season in 2015. There are plans to replace the four times in 42 days, a report by Township recreation, culture and Aldergrove outdoor pool at 32 parks director David Leavers said. Avenue and 271 Street, which was The report said the cloudy built in 1962. Last year, Township counwater doesn’t pose a health problem, but if lifeguards can’t see the cil approved a plan that would bottom of the pool, it has to close. replace the 20-metre long pool in “The water chemistry at both Aldergrove Park with a six-lane pools has been maintained at indoor facility, part of a yet-tothose levels required by health be built community centre at the authorities,” the Leavers report to former Aldergrove Elementary the Township mayor and council school site at Fraser Highway and 270 Street. said. The project is to be at least The cloudiness is being caused partly funded through selling by paint and overloaded filters, the report said. It is not clear why municipal land. If sales go as planned, conthe two-year-old paint is creatstruction on the fiveing cloudy water, the acre site could begin report said. as soon as 2015. If “This is the same they don’t, the start paint that we have will have to be pushed used in previous years back at least another and we have been year. unable to determine No problems have why the problem existbeen reported at the ed this year.” outdoor Al Anderson A scrub and polPool, which is operish helped a little at ated by the City of the Aldergrove pool, where the problem is Aldergrove outdoor Langley. It is a very worst, but the whole pool has been closed popular place for pool will have to many times this sea- swimmers each sumbe sandblasted and son because of water mer. clarity problems. The Aldergrove repainted next year, pool closure is more the report said. As well, both pools have older problematic because Aldergrove filtering systems that are some- Lake no longer exists. It was a HARRY HUNT PHOTO popular swimming destination The Aldergrove community swimming pool has been experiencing water clarity problems this season that have resulted in times overwhelmed by “excessive partial closure of the old but popular facility on more than 20 days of the past month and a half of its summer operations. And amounts of sunscreen and other for people in the area, until it was with the closure of Aldergrove Lake the only other option is to travel to a neighbouring public pool. However, at least youngsters undissolved solids in the pool closed several years ago by Metro like Keaton Piper (above) have been able to cool off at the adjacent water spray park, which has not had any operating issues. water,” usually during the busiest Vancouver Parks.
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