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Windsor has experienced historic success in swimming. We support the largest participation in the sport and have many pools around our community. As recently as 2006 Windsor and Essex County schools have represented 4 of the top 5 finishes in the OFSAA Championships.
Recent closures and neglect of high school pools have contributed to the falling out the swim programs in Windsor. This year our top 4 schools finished in the top 100.
The Windsor Star has reported that school boards are expecting to close pools as repairs become needed. Rather than allowing success to flourish they are choosing to neglect their own success. So far 4 of the city's 6 school pools have closed, all of which can be easily repaired.
These pools have supported community programs such as Special Olympics, Swimming lessons, Scuba clubs, and life saving programs. It has created a mecca of OFSAA swim championships over 4 decades long, and has taught students valuable water safety in a county surrounded by water.
Following a decision on June 25th 2009, Renfrewshire Council plans to close Elderslie and Johnstone Centre swimming pools as part of a radical new approach to leisure services that seeks an alternative geographical spread of provision and the co-location of leisure facilities with education and social work facilities. Under the proposals, new swimming pools will be built, at Linwood and Johnstone High School replacing the facilities set to close.
Renfrewshire Council took this decision against the wishes of the people of Johnstone and Elderslie, claiming to be acting in the interests of Renfrewshire as a whole, yet with no mandate from the people of Renfrewshire. They undertook a fraudulent consultation to justify their decision and some cases went against Administration Councillor’s written election promises. The council refuses to address the concerns of residents, some of which are listed below:
Access to Johnstone High school will be restricted during school hours, public transport links between users and the proposed sites are poor and Johnstone High is outside walking distance of Johnstone Centre. Together these restrictions will massively affect public access to the proposed facilities.
The amount of available pool time is also set to be cut, which will affect swimming clubs, swimming lessons and further restrict public access.
The practical problems associated with proposed sites compliment problems associated with moving the facilities from their current sites. Both Elderslie and Johnstone pools are central, forming a vital part of the economy in both communities and as such many businesses are angry that plans to close the pools will have a negative impact on trade.
Moving these facilities will also break up the strong social bonds that have built up around the pools, creating a sense of community and belonging, which if destroyed will have incalculable ripple effects.
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3. Allow Temporary Inflatable Pools 
According to Westshore Subdivisions original bylaws, it was stated that Above Ground Pools were not allowed. Above Ground Pools are permanant and year round pools. Up until this summer, many families in the subdivisions have had Temporary Inflatable Pools.
It was only until the past year that there have been a few complaints, thus changing the bylaws without a consensus or formal vote. As homeowners, we want to be able to enjoy summer family activities in our yards.
4. Keep Swimming in Forest Hill
Lewisham Council is proposing to move the swimming pools from Dartmouth Road to Willow Way in Sydenham.
We believe that the new swimming pools for Forest Hill should be a high quality design, retaining the frontage block, on the Dartmouth Road site and built in the near future.
The Council is proposing two options to replace Forest Hill Pools. The first is an attractive modern design which places new pools behind the existing frontage block on Dartmouth Road. This design is favoured by local people, but the Mayor claims that it is not affordable and cannot be built before 2015 and maybe not at all. The other option is to move the pools to the industrial estate in Willow Way in Sydenham SE26. This is unpopular with local people, but it is claimed by the Mayor that it could be built soon and more affordably.
What is so good about Dartmouth Road? This site is at the civic heart of Forest Hill and has been the home of swimming for 120 years. It has good transport links and new pools here would give the town centre a lift and help the businesses along Dartmouth Road to thrive again. This plan will reuse the pools frontage block, a familiar local landmark. We believe that this plan can be made affordable if the Council will look at alternative approaches which we can present.
What is wrong with Willow Way? The site is unsuitable and is situated in a narrow side street. Moving the pools away to this site would threaten businesses on Dartmouth Road and tear the heart out of the town centre. The old pools building would be left derelict for the foreseeable future.
5. No Demolition Without Designs
Forest Hill Pools in Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham were the oldest continuously used swimming pools in the United Kingdom until their closure due to problems with the roof in 2005. They were a popular and well used local facility.
They have remained closed since then while the Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, and his Cabinet took a decision about their future. In February 2008 the council decided that refurbishment was not viable. The current plan is for the pools to be completely demolished in about July 2008. As part of the current plan the neighbouring Victorian former Girls' Industrial Home known as Louise House will also be demolished. The council's intention is to reuse the whole site and to partially fund the new pool by allowing a developer to build housing on part of the site.
The objections to this are:
1) No consideration is being given to retaining any part of the historic buildings and Victorian streetscape. Attempts to persuade the council to look at draft plans which would seek to incorporate or reuse parts of the historic structures have been completely ignored.
2) Demolition is taking place before any new plans or designs are published. Local people will know what they are losing, but not what they are getting.
3) No architectural competition is taking place to ensure good design of the new building (whether reusing historic structures or not).
LATEST
This petition appears to have met with success in its limited aim: to prevent immediate demolition. The Council has undertaken not to demolish the buildings before September. However, they have now published three alternative options for the site which can be viewed at http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/HavingYourSay/RedevelopmentOfForestHillPools/
All of these options involve demolition of all of the heritage buildings. A new campaign called Save the Face of Forest Hill has started to ask the Council not to demolsih these buildings at all, but to incorporate them in designs for new pools. For details see the new petition at http://www.gopetition.com/online/20563.html.
6. Support Plans to Renew the Brunswick Baths
Brunswick City Baths is not just a pool, or a gym. It is a key facility and reflects Brunswick values - ideas that value diversity, compassion and community.
The Brunswick Baths offers a supportive environment for people of all ages, offers women only bathing, and free recreation for asylum seekers. It makes an important contribution to the health and wellbeing of our community.
The Baths require a substantial investment of around $15 million to ensure its future. Our council, which owns the facility on behalf of the community, has devised plans to renew the Brunswick Baths.
7. Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide From Swimming Pools
Dihydrogen Monoxide. This insidious compound has many undesirable properties. It is being used currently in all commercial swimming pools world wide.
Dihydrogen Monoxide is extremely unpredictable it changes acidity and can become a major irritant to the skin or eyes.
In fact it can become so acidic that its pH level can be compared to muriatic acid. There has been countless deaths form exposure to this substance. Patrons and life guards alike have inhaled Dihydrogen Monoxide and lost their lives. In fact this compound is so unpredictable that one teaspoon is inhaled, Dihydrogen Monoxide can kill you between 15-72 hours later.
The most susceptible patrons to this dangerous chemical are children below the age of six and the elderly above the age of 60.
Please sign this petition to help prevent use of Dihydrogen Monoxide in YOUR local pool!
In 1913, Brunswick City Council borrowed £10,000, in those days a significant investment, to build the Brunswick Baths.
The Baths opened in January 1914, at a time when most private households did not have showers or baths. They were open six days a week, and closed on Sundays. Mixed bathing was not permitted until 1930 - before then, just one day each week was for women, and the rest for men only.
In 1927 the Baths were extended - a second indoor pool was built and the original was modified to meet Olympic standards. After these extensions, the pool was used for Victorian swimming championships. It was mooted that the pool might be used during the 1956 Olympic Games, but their stature was lessened when the Olympic Pool was constructed.
The brick walls along the western and part of the eastern side are the most visible elements of what remains of the
original 1914 Baths. A 33 feet diving board that was originally installed was removed sometime after 1928.
In 2007, the indoor pool of the Baths was closed due to water leaks and questions have been raised about the long term future of the facility.
Moreland City Council needs to live up to its responsibility and invest in our community infrastructure. In the past Moreland has not invested as they should have in community infrastructure like the Baths.
It is estimated the Brunswick Baths needs a $12-14 million investment to secure its future.
Council must not be allowed to continue to delay investing in community infrastructure in Brunswick. Investing in this important community asset now must not be put into the too hard basket.
Tell Moreland City Council to do its job - sign this petition and get involved in Brunswick Labor's Brunswick Bath' s Campaign.
Tara's Trace HOA Association does not allow Aboveground Swimming pools.
We would like to have this restriction lifted.
10. Reform Canadian Aquatic facilities
PLEASE: Forward this to all your friends and e-mail a signed copy to oldsdidsbury.threehills@assembly.ab.ca
My sister lost her son due to the low numbers of lifeguards on gaurd. He was only 8 years of age. Please keep in mind this is to save your kids and yourself and family from going through this too.
To my Honorable MLA in protest;
We need your help and assistance. Recently we have been made aware of the policies outlined by The Lifesaving Society, with regards to the recommended ratio of lifeguards to bathers within public aquatic facilities. Currently, as there is no official legislation, these are the recommendations for all public aquatic facilities.The following chart shows their recommendations:
Number of Bathers Number of Lifeguards
1-75.................................1
75 -150..............................2
151-275..............................3
276-400 .............................4
401-550..............................5
551-700..............................6
701-1000.............................7
Note: These numbers were developed at the time when a typical public aquatic facility was a single rectangular swimming pool, usually 10m to 13m wide by 25m long (approx. surface area of 250m2 - 350m2). Most new pools do not conform to this basic shape and also most new pools include a separate jacuzzi pool, a separate wadding pool and waterslide facilities. In many cases the above ratios are not adequate to provide effective supervision for all users within the aquatic facility.
This puts all bathers at an unnecessary risk. We need to enhance public safety at our aquatic facilities.There needs to be legislation governing the operation of these facilities and the lifeguard to bathers ratios. The current guidelines have not been changed since 1985.
Please commit to prioritizing public safety at our aquatic facilities.
Name (Signed): _______________________________________________________________________
Name (Printed): ________________________________________________________________
Phone: (_______)________________________
Information gathered from web site www.lifesaveing.org
11. Free Access to Swimming Pools for Children in Bolton
This Petition is to ask that Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council allow all children who are resident in the Bolton Borough to have FREE access to all Swimming Pools that are controlled by Bolton MBC.
We the signed below want the Council to allow this provision to take place so that children throughout this borough are given unlimited access in a similar way that that Wigan MBC have just introduced.
This will allow children across the borough to keep fit and active and give them a good start in life.
12. Harley's Law barriers of protection for swimming pools
Harley's Law barriers of protection for swimming pools, making fencing, pool covers and pool alarms manditory.
On Thursday, April 22,2004, Philadelphia, PA, Mayor John Street announced that money to fund 20 to 87 city pools and recreation centers are to be cut. Pleasant Playground is one of the recreation centers on the list to be closed by June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
14. Stop Pool Closures in Toronto Now!
Drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional death among Canadian children between the ages of one and four; a simple solution to this is to teach swimming and lifesaving skills to as many people as possible. School pool closures adversely affect this goal.
The following is a petition asking the Toronto District School Board to allow school pools to remain open.
