Comments on: Keele Community Centre pool threatened with closure

By: J.Quinton

J.Quinton — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:20:20 +0000

I have been a resident in this community for 36 years. I attended kindergarten and elementary school here at Keele from 1975-1982 as did many other friends of mine in the community. We still cherish this pool and appreciate what it can bring to many future generations. What a waste of space if it is removed or sits empty….It is such a shame and a waste of people’s time that we even have to debate this topic.

By: Matt Morrison

Matt Morrison — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:55:58 +0000

The closure would effect the entire city. I do not live in the area, but work in the community and swim at the Keele Pool. Closing pools after the outcry to teach our kids to swim, coupled with the MPP pay raise is completely unaccepatble from our provincial government.

By: Chris and Dianne Vito

Chris and Dianne Vito — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:00:45 +0000

Our pools are needed for exercise of older adults and for swimming lessons for the kids. People with physical disabilities benefit from this type of exercise.
Our MP’s should look at the big picture. They should be encouraging all individuals to exercise. This measure will save the taxpayers in the long run health care costs.
Our property taxes are high enough to ensure that this pool closure should not happen.

By: John Abrams, Carla Garnet

John Abrams, Carla Garnet — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:59:15 +0000

Dear Bloor West Village Residents Association,

We hope sending you this note is acceptable. Peter from the Swansea
Community Centre pool tells us that the Keele Pool community have taken up
the cause of trying to keep your public pool open. We would like to offer
your community our support. We believe closing pools is short sighted. With
an aging population and studies coming out daily proclaiming the health
benefits of exercise its hard to imagine how closing pools could be a cost
saving measure. Anyone can see that the public pool is the place were we
learn drown proofing and life saving skills, become championship swimmers
and divers, stay healthy, keep obesity at bay, or recover from stroke, knee
or hip replacement. Since our provincial, municipal and school board dollars
come from the same citizens that paid for and use public pools we all need to be questioning all our elected members wisdom in this matter. Please send us
further notices.

Here’s for a smart trim about face on the part of any public pool closures.

Good Luck! John Abrams and Carla Garnet
84 Emerson Avenue, Toronto/Canada M6H 3S9

By: Esther Bouman - Howell

Esther Bouman - Howell — Sat, 26 May 2007 18:29:36 +0000

Community Meeting to Save the Pool
Wed May 30 at 6:30
Keele St Public School Library
99 Mountview Ave

Guests: Trustee Irene Atkinson, MPP Cheri DiNovo, MP Peggy Nash, Councillor Bill Saundercook, Councillor Gord Perks