Is this really "Kits Pool" or is it a "Kids' Pool". In any case, it is massive and beautiful!
Asher
Hi Asher
It is known as kits pool to the locals, short for Kitsilano. The pool opened in 1931 and is a salt water pool.This is the longest pool in Canada at "137 meters" almost 3 times the length of an Olympic size pool.
Best, regards
James
James,
Here's a video explaining why $6.5 million Canadian dollars were needed to deal with contamination in 1976.
Now the seawater, (brought in before the start of the swimming season), is filtered and chlorinated. Then during the hot months, it is topped off with tap water. So now it meets British Columbia State health standards! Well that is far better than beaches near Los Angeles! Every so often, beacheshave sign that the contamination is too high here for swimming!
Vancouver is much more fortunate in this respect!
Asher
This is really brilliant! I wasn't aware about this kits pool so thanks James lemon for this sharing. Appreciate!!
Let me summarize this special achievement as a model for what other coastal beaches might adopt as a blueprint for safe recreational areas in areas with massively dense populations. What Canada has achieved is a major innovation and is especially valuable safeguard when we all know that at times sewage treatment plants are overwhelmed and bipassed.
Having a small defined and controlled volume of protected water, it can be kept clean, even when major sewage mitigation fails.
At present, in Southern California, our swimmers get exposed to raw sewage with risks of severe consequences!
Asher