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By TERRY LAVENDER

North Vancouver
City residents will soon
get a chance to express
their views on the fate
of: Mahon: Pool’—_but.
already “ there: ‘are
serious disagreements
on what kind of
swimming facilities: the
city needs.

‘The aging outdoor pool is
in bad need of repair*and
hasn’t been used at all::this
year because of a broken
heater. North Vancouver
City council has two choices
— to renovate the pool for
$432,000 or replace it with a
new facility for a possible
price of $2,400,000. -

City residents will be
invited to give their opinions
at a public hearing. No date

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has been set for the hearing
yet. ; ;
But-already there appears
to be a conflict between
proponents of competitive
swimming and those who
want “to use a “new or
tenovated. pool~ for
recreation. “ _

Gary Young, executive
director’ of the _ North
Vancouver Recreational
Commission, and Gary
Smith, president’. of the
North Shore _ Aquatic
Association, spoke: at a City
council -meeting Monday
and though both advocated
replacing Mahon Pool with a
new one, they disagreed on
what kind.of pool would be
best.

‘Smith, who is also a

_ regional director for the
Canadian Amateur
Swimming Association,

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