North Battleford city council has agreed to a plan to compensate users of the Aquatic Centre impacted by the partial shutdown of the facility.
CUPlex general manager Jodi Hargreaves outlined details of the plan accepted by council Monday. According to administration, all members may request a full hold be put on their membership during the period of the partial shutdown. If those members would like to access the facility during this time, they can pay the admission rates being applied for drop-in users of the pool, which are being offered at a discount during the partial shutdown period.
The cost for adults is being dropped from $9 to $6.25, seniors from $6.50 to $4.50, students from $6.50 to $5, children 6-12 from $5.25 to $4 and children 3-5 from $4 to $3.50. Family rates are also being discounted.
Alternatively, those members who instead wish to continue with their memberships during this time will receive a pro-rated per day compensation credit on their account equivalent to the discounted admission rates.
The partial shutdown is expected to last for a number of weeks due to a breakdown of a pump. Directly impacted are the wave pool, lazy river and slides.
The plan had been discussed at length at planning committee the week before, and councillors seemed satisfied with the final package being offered.
“I think we’ve found that middle ground that will ease the burden as much as possible for the users of the facility,” said Councillor Kelli Hawtin.
Mayor Ryan Bater said to reporters after the meeting that council “wanted to ensure we were finding balance between being fair to those with memberships and fair to city taxpayers, and I think we found a great balance.”
