Scotia Pool may not be offered a lifeline

Concerned Tax Payer in Bible Hill

- August 17, 2012 at 16:03:42

Unfortunately it does take a lot of money to keep a Pool running. However, Scotia Pool has been a life saver to many people, not just people who live in Bible Hill but to Truro people, North River, Onslow, Pictou and all the surrounding areas. It is a therapeutic pool for those with arthritis etc. and has been well known to get people back into motion after being laid up after operations etc. I know it takes a lot of money to keep this pool operating, however like someone above said, there is always money for other things. Lots of money to go around. It is appalling how Bob Taylor has sold his sole to the new Civic Centre. He is so strongly against Scotia Pool in Bible Hill staying open for some reason, and he certainly is not supporting Scotia Pool whatsoever. It is shameful. Mayor Taylor has been very involved in the community for the past 30 years, mostly in sports, recreation and the fire service but the only thing he is involved in now is "the new civic centre". Nothing to do with other sports related issues at all - which also includes the Deuville Rink which needs support, and a small business that is there for our children and adults to play hockey. The small businesses in the area should be left open, not closed, so we are "forced" to go to the "Civic Centre", which no one wanted in the first place.

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Scooter

- August 17, 2012 at 11:27:47

There's no question that there is a cost to keep small community pools open but there is also a cost to close them. Many people seem to think that the new CIvic Centre will solve all of our communities' needs and that we will no longer need small community pools but I can assure you that it will not meet all of our needs. There will be people who will not be able to access the services of civic centre because of it's location and other may not feel as comfortable in a huge pool with hundreds of other people. This is just like bringing in a WalMart to a small community and closing all of the local businesses. This is not a question of money. There is plenty of money to go around. The problem, however, is that we choose to spend it in the wrong places.

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Life Line

- August 17, 2012 at 08:29:42

Makes me have to ask if Mr Christianson was not awake when he was told a few years ago that this pool was not going to be funded by the Province or Colchester County once the New Civic Center was opened ? Old pools cost a lot to operate, notice the NSCC jump at the chance to unload their pool as it was a huge cost burnen that they and not the Town had to pay for from their budget. Time to move forward, there are no funds to keep this place open or the province would have already dropped off the check along with the county.

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