Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – June 19, 2023 – When is Mountainside Pool Reopening?

Mayor's Mailbag

Jun 19

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Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms.At the end of the month, we publish a roundup of those most pressing questions we’ve received in the weeks prior.Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – June 19, 2023QUESTION:"When is the outdoor Mountainside Pool reopening and what are the new features as a result of the revitalization project?”ANSWER:Mountainside Outdoor Pool (2205 Mount Forest Dr.) is more than 50 years old and while it had served the community well, it was time for the popular outdoor community pool to get revitalized and renewed.After being closed for two years, Mountainside Pool will be have its grand reopening and ribbon-cutting on Friday, June 30 (scroll further down for more details about the reopening event and free swims).The Mountainside Pool revitalization project began in September 2021 and was scheduled to reopen in August 2022. While every effort was made to complete the project within this timeline, it had to remain closed due to trade strikes, specifically excavator and concrete in Ontario.The new and improved Mountainside Pool and Splash Pad has many exciting features for the community including:

A new pool with a beach entry and three separate 50M lap lanes;
Accessibility ramps;
Water spray features;
Climbing wall;
Waterslide; and
Shade structures.

Grand Re-opening WeekendA grand opening event is planned for June 30 at 3:30 p.m. with Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and members of Council to officially cut the ribbon. The community is welcome to come into Mountainside Pool for the ribbon-cutting celebration followed by a free swim. Swimming at the pool will be free all weekend.To help celebrate, Mountainside Pool visitors on June 30 will be able to get a free hotdog or hamburger, beginning at 4 p.m., while supplies last. Residents are encouraged to bring a refillable water bottle.The pool’s revitalization has created an attractive, fun, active and welcoming multi-use outdoor swimming pool. We invite the community to experience swimming and water play here and take part in free swimming on June 30 and July 1-2. Walk-in only; no registrations needed.

Date	Time	Event
June 30	3:30-4 p.m.	Ribbon-cutting
	4-7 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim
	4 p.m.	Free BBQ, while supplies left
July 1	9-10 a.m.	Free aquafit
	10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim
	1:30-4:30 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim
	5-7:30 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim
July 2	10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim
	1:30-4:30 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim
	5-7:30 p.m.	Free fun swim and lap swim

Swimmers and participants are encouraged to use active transportation, Burlington Transit or carpool as parking is limited because of the BBQ set-up.About Mountainside Outdoor PoolMountainside Outdoor Pool and Splash Park is an important community hub and aquatic recreation destination in the Mountainside neighbourhood. The pool is well used and serves on average 27,000 participants in a wide variety of activities including recreational swimming, lap swimming and learn to swim lessons each summer.For more information about the pool’s revitalization, visit burlington.ca/mountainsidepoolPublic artWith input from public engagement, Clear Eyes Collective was chosen to create a large-scale mural as part of the Mountainside Pool Revitalization Project. The public art piece Clear Eyes Collective created is called Take a Step.The final artwork will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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