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The Sylvan Lake Nauticals and the Town of Sylvan Lake have been awarded grant funding to support pool upgrades at the NexSource Centre.
A total of $307,250 was allocated from the Government of Alberta’s Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP).
Devin Dreeshen, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA, shared the announcement over social media.
“The NexSource Centre offers swimming, skating, indoor track, and so much more for Sylvan Lake,” Dreeshen said. “I was pleased to present a $307,250 provincial cheque for filtration upgrades to keep this facility open for families.”
The grant will cover 50 per cent of the $614,500 project.
The project includes:
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Replacing the fiberglass filter tanks of the swimming pool and hot tub
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Mechanical room door modifications
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Removal and disposal of the existing filter tanks
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New filter tanks, flow meters, pumps, strainers, plumbing and installation
“We’re incredibly excited and fortunate to receive this grant. The NexSource Centre is home to the Nauticals Swim Club and these upgrades will ensure that we can continue to operate for years to come. We’re thankful to the Government of Alberta and Minister Dreeshen for awarding us this grant and look forward to the upgrades to the NexSource Centre,” Erdman Klassen, Sylvan Lake Nauticals President said.
“This is huge news for the NexSource Centre swimming pool. While users may not see flashy, ‘on the surface’ upgrades, this grant will allow us to move forward with a major project that is needed to keep the pool fully operational and provide some much-needed improvements,” Monique Callicott, Director of Recreation, Culture and Tourism, Town of Sylvan Lake said. “Our partnership with the Nauticals and the hard work of so many people helped to bring these grant dollars to Sylvan Lake. We’re very thankful.”
The project is set to begin in late summer or early fall.
**With information provided by the Town of Sylvan Lake
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