Victoria residents will vote in February on whether to approve a $168.9 million loan for a new Crystal Pool facility. If approved, voters will also decide on the location of the new build. Two opposing groups, Lets Clear Crystal Pool and Better Pools Better Future Coalition, are campaigning for their respective positions.
People living in Victoria have a little more than a month to navigate the waters on the future of Crystal Pool .
“This needs to move forward,” she says. “It needs to move forward quickly because our community needs this.” “What we have right now is a failing facility. It has more than 400,000 visits per year. It’s a big piece of the community.”McNamara’s group is registered with Elections BC and has produced the website letsclearcrystalpool.ca to inform qualified voters what to expect in February.Sean Kahil is the spokesperson for the Better Pools Better Future Coalition and feels a mega project doesn’t fit on the Quadra Street site.
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