Kits Beach Pool Turns 30-Celebration on July 16th

July 13, 2009 (No. 37) - Kitsilano Pool turned thirty this month and staff are marking the occasion with a birthday cake and prizes for pool patrons.

Noon
Thursday, July 16th
Kitsilano Pool
2305 Cornwall Avenue  

This popular summer destination, located on English Bay in Kitsilano Beach Park, is heated and offers easy access "beach entry" for children. Vancouver's largest draw and fill salt water pool first opened at the water's edge in 1931 and became an instant success. It was replaced in 1979 by a state of the art oceanside tank (about 150 meters at its outer most edge). When the new pool opened, it was the largest saltwater pool in North America and cost $2.2 million to build. It is still the only salt water pool in Vancouver.

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For more information contact Carol DeFina, Communications Coordinator at 3-1-1 (Vancouver), 604-873-7000 (outside Vancouver).

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