Thames Pool News Today

London city councillors are moving to shutter Thames pool, the culmination of months of debate and community pushback about the pools fate

In place of the Thames Pool, other amenity options for Thames Park will be reviewed while a replacement location for the pool is sought through a staff study.

In place of the Thames Pool, other amenity options for Thames Park will be reviewed while a replacement location for the pool is sought through a staff study.

A community-driven proposal to temporarily repair the Thames Pool fell one vote short of sparing the pool from decommissioning.

Members of the Old South Community Organization (OSCO) aren’t pleased with a recent recommendation by a city committee to shut down Thames Pool permanently.

Committee members voted in favour of a motion to decommission the Thames Pool and direct just under $2 million to conduct reviews on finding a new location for an aquatic facility.

On Tuesday, the Community and Protective Services Committee (CAPS) considered a staff report detailing two options for repairing the outdoor public pool on Ridout Street.

Committee members voted in favour of a motion to decommission the Thames Pool and direct just under $2 million to conduct reviews on finding a new location for an aquatic facility.

Repairing Thames Pool will cost at least $2 million and cant be completed until 2025 at the earliest, city staff say.

Repairing Thames Pool will cost at least $2 million and cant be completed until 2025 at the earliest, city staff say.