Norplex Pool News Today

THOMPSON, MB – The planned new aquatic centre in Thompson got a cash injection from the provincial government July 31.   The City of Thompson is receiving $1 million toward the cost ...

The City of Thompson is reviewing responses to a request for tenders for the construction of a new aquatic centre this week. The deadline for submissions was May 26 and the review process began ...

The City of Thompson has submitted a proposal bid to find a company willing to develop a new pool for the community to replace the community's current centre, which has been non-operational for four years.

The City of Thompson should know how much it might cost to build a new pool based on its design specifications within about a month. 

Design and location for facility, some funding in place but the prospect of indoor swimming in Thompson remains but a daydream for now.

The most important numbers when it comes to building a successor to the long-dead Norplex Pool are the ones that come with a dollar sign in front of them.

On Oct. 27, Manitoba legislators debated Thompson MLA Eric Redhead’s private member's resolution asking for more provincial money for the city's new pool.

Colleen Smook says she decided to seek a second term as Thompson’s mayor because much of what she hoped to accomplish in the past four years got delayed.

The three people vying to become the next mayor of Thompson addressed interested voters from the stage of the Letkemann Theatre Oct. 19.

Thompson's council approved an agreement with the federal and provincial governments regarding infrastructure funding for a new aquatic centre on Aug. 22.