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Users of the oldest public swimming pool in Edmonton celebrated a small victory Tuesday as a new Scona rec centre was added to the queue of projects awaiting funds.
Since city money is tight, city council is working with community groups and other stakeholders to explore different ways to pay for a $76-million recreation centre in the Queen Alexandra neighbourhood.
EDMONTON -- The Eastglen Leisure Centre, the Scona and Oliver Pools and the Tipton and Oliver arenas will not be closed, even as Edmonton councillors scrape through the budget to deliver a zero-per cent property tax increase next year. Council voted unanimously to keep the facilities open Wednesday night. Their closures would have together freed up nearly $1.2 million for 2021 and had been proposed as one of nearly 100 budget reduction strategies earlier in the month. Julie Kusiek, president of the community league in Queen Alexandra where the Tipton and Scona facilities are located, ...