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3 - Sunday, November 27, 1983 - Lynn Valley Echo

RECREATION NEWS 1

Arena expansion plans scrutinized

First-draft drawings for the aquatic
Karen Magnussen facility complete

THE FIRST draft plans for the Karen Magnussen Arena
expansion have been completed and. are now being scruti-
nized by various local interest groups.

Ron. Beesley, . the Lynn Valley

Community Association. (LVCA) |

representative to the technical
committee for the expansion, took

_ the plans to the Nov. 8 meeting of

the LVCA.

He said the concerns raised there
included the vandalism potential
for a treliis that will screen the
pool area from the car park, and
whether or not. the number of
parking spots provided will be
adequate. :

He also said that some members
of the LVCA executive remain
“‘yehemently opposed’’ to the in-
stallation of a swimming Pool at
Karen Magnussen arena, and say it
would be better located in the
more central Lynn Valley Park.

“But where do you get the
space?"’ asked Beesley. ‘‘No one
wants to sive up the playing
fields.”". -

The leisure pool concept came
about following an. August 1987
study conducted by Kevin Tishaw
which showed that the lap pools in
North Vancouver are of sufficient
capacity to absorb any growth in
usage well past the year 2000.

Beesley says the leisure pool is
constructed with a ‘‘system of
open’ concrete boxes at one end
that you blow air into,” creating a
series of waves. Beesley says other
leisure pools, such as the: one in.
Surrey, usually have the waves ac-
tivated for about 15 minutes out of
each hour,

More recreation
news on page 12
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The poo! depth increases from
six inches to six feet. Swimmers
will be able to take advantage of

the beach-like atmosphere by
lounging on deck chairs around the

pool, and by renting rafts to use in: ”

the pool.

“The leisure pool will fill a 2
niche,” said Beesley. ‘‘The one in /

Surrey is certainly very popular.”

He said the only concern . was

that the Surrey pool mostly at-
tracts the 10 to 15-year-old age
group, while the goal of the Karen
Magnussen pool is to cater to fam-
ilies.

Beesley says he hopes © the

technical committee will be able to”. ff
instruct the architect next month to

finalize the ° plans, incorporating.
any changes necessary.
“Wes don’t want to rush this

ep Regency,

“North Shore.
-Regency Dealert

process at all,’ said North Van-
’ couver District Ald. Craig Clark
| andthe chairman of the technical
committee, ‘‘but at the same time
we don’t want to delay the con-
struction....

My target has been

RON BEESLEY ..: ‘‘The leisure
pool will fill a niche.*')|

that we get some ground breaking
in May °89.””

‘*All these contractors’ costs are,
going up like crazy,” Beesley.
He, too, says he wanix the con-
struction to start this spring.

DOUG WORBETS, recrcation coordinator for Lyna Valley, holds up
the first draft plans for the expansion of RecCentre Magnussen. When : war
complete, the facility will boast a leisure pool, a complete heaha club : Se

Doug Worbets, Lynn Valley's
recreational coordinator, says he
will put the plans on display at
Karen Magnussen arena in early
December, and is hoping to put
them up at Lynn Valley Centre as
well. He recently presented the
plans to the Lynn Valley Teen
Committee to get its input.

Included in the exz nsion are
multi-depthed toddlers pools with
a soft vinyl finish and warmer
water, hot and mid-temperatured
swirl pools,'a mid-depth teaching
pool for lessons and water
aerobics. complete change rooms
and showers, a social lounge, a
steam room, a fitness and weight
training room, a_ seating arca
overlooking the children’s. pool,
offices, a renovated arena kitchen
and a new kitchen in the pool area,
wheelchair ramps and a separate
reception area for welcoming
groups such as tournament par-
ticipants.

The technical committee in-
cludes representatives from the
North Vancouver Recreation
Commission and the district plann-
ing department, architect Terry
Barkley and two community repre-
sentatives who were elected 2t a
recent public meeting regarding the
expansion.

Members of the public who have
comments on the plans are invited
to call Craig Clark, 988-1175, Ron
Beesley, 985-0066, Bill Watson,
984-2647 or Doug Worbets, 984-
9341.

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