The pool at the Pyramid Recreation Centre made a splash when it opened, but its rules are making a different kind of impression on potential swimmers, and one that council attempted to fix at its Monday night meeting.
According to the staff report, the town has received complaints for a variety of reasons involving supervision of children; namely, that one parent (or guardian above the age of 16) can only supervise two children at a time, and that babysitters (or siblings) under the age of 16 can’t act as
guardians.
The new policy was created to be similar to other area community pools, as well as in conjunction with the Lifesaving Society, which provides guidelines and tools for pool safety, and works in conjunction with the province on developing standards for all public pools.
Since the pool’s opening in mid-April, Ische told council that there have been four rescues, “a surprisingly typical number” – and two of those were during swim tests to determine if... read more

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