Fantastic News!!

This may sound like small peanuts in many communities, but here in Kingston, this is big news!

The city's Arts, Recreation and Culture Committee (ARC) that deals with municipal sport/recreation issues, recommended last night that design be initiated for a 50m pool in the city!

A group, led by Alex P, has worked long and hard toward making this happen. To them, and to Alex in particular, citizens owe a great deal.

A 50m pool and aquatic complex will provide many benefits:
1. more water-related activities
2. more fitness opportunities
3. more health-related benefits
4. more local young people staying in the community to develop their potential (this, rather than having to move to a city that has a 50m pool)
5. more opportunity for locals to see world class aquatic events, like provincial and national competitions in swimming diving, synchro and water polo
6. new opportunities for fans and spectators to come to Kingston and enjoy the city's many amenities
7. new tourism dollars being spent in the city
8. non-residents can look at the city as somewhat progressive in building a 50m pool, when in the past, the city hasn't been seen as very progressive in sport and recreation
9. a new opportunity for aquatic supporters and municipal staff to collaborate on something wonderful for the city. Let's get going!!

More benefits?

To members of the ARC Committee, thanks for being progressive, for demonstrating a vision for sport/recreation in the city, for being pro-active in a positive way. You will find support from many quarters in the city. No doubt, there will be those who disagree, but remember: we are planning for "down the road" in Kingston, not just for the "here and now." This decision will be part of your legacy. Thanks!