In the late Fall of 2013, President Mike Bola contacted the Chair of Finance, Councillor Tom Gill and the Chair of the Parks Recreation and Tourism Committee about requests he received from parents and swim clubs who utilized the outdoor George Greenway Pool to extend the season operations and to have it coincide with the Bear Creek outdoor pool. The city implemented a pilot project for the 2014 season to see if indeed there was usage as per the association’s info and request. Councillor Gill and Councillor Hepner advised President Mike Bola today that the utilization of the George Greenway Outdoor Pool during the pilot project was really high and that they support the permanent extension of the season however they will not be able to amend the Capital Budget Plan for 2015 until November 2014 which will be after the 2014 municipal election. If the same council is re-elected then the amendments could be made December of 2014 but if new council members are elected, the extension of the season may not occur. Stay tuned…