New pitch by Calgary councillors looks to keep Ingelwood pool open [Video]

A reconsideration motion set to go to a council committee on Thursday seeks to keep Calgary’s Inglewood Aquatic Centre open, at least for another couple of years.

A motion from Couns. Sonya Sharp and Andre Chabot wants council to reconsider its decision last month to shut down the community pool at the end of this year.

“We want to provide the community some more options and time to utilize the facility for physical activities, swimming, mental health and just have this operate until it can’t,” said Sharp, the Ward 1 councillor.

A city report recommended closing the facility due to its aging infrastructure. The Inglewood Pool is one of more than a dozen city facilities needing major electrical repairs, officials said.

The cost to repair the Inglewood pool building would be hundreds of thousands of dollars and could take three months to complete.

“We heard a lot from a lot …