WHITBY FREE PRESS%. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1975, PAGE 3 Extensive prog rams, at new pool For more than 10 years Yhitby citizens have wanted a indoor swimming pool, and tt last their wishes were fuI- !ied this year wpith the open- ng of the Iroquois Park .wimming pool. Although the pool openad )n May 21 with more than 500 people using it the first lay, the opening ceremonies ovill be h2d next Wednesday to make the accomplishment :fficial. As early as 1964, an idoor ;wimming pool was proposed as a Centennial project for Whitby, but due to higher priorities in the municipal budget, year after year passed without any results. In 1973, a citizens com- mittee was formed to raise funds for a pooî, and the town council agreed to make, up the difference to ensure that the pool would be built. Constimction Design Ser- Myrtle may have its own Ire station in the near future. Fire Chief Ed Crouch has isked the Town for permis- ;ion to hire 15 part-time eolunteer fire fighters and provide the necessary supplies for the proposed station on the ninth concession. He estimnated that the cost to the Town 'in relatioflship to the firefighters' wages in 1976, based on past exper- vices Lt. was bired in 1974 to design the pool, ini con- junction with Whitby archi- teet Alan Wilcox, and the contract was Jet to Loaring Construct .n Co. Ltd., of Windsor. The finished facility con- sists of a large pool, 25 metres long and 42 feet wide, with a depth varying from 3½/ to 101/2 feet. The large pool also hfas a one metre diving board. Adjacent to the large pool is a smaller pool 20 by 30 feet, and 21/2 to 31/2 feet deep for the use of young children and the handicapped. The water ini this pool is of a higher temperature than that of the large pool. The pool building also con- tains a sauna, fully equipped men's and women's dressing rooms, and a mnulti p..irpose room overlooking the pool which is used as a gallery for onlookers at swim meets and Whitby's Aquatic <upervisor Donna Stafford shows off the plaque which will be placed in the main foyer .if the Iroquois Park swimming pool. Behind her is a poster of the Red Cross water safety smybol Walter Safety, outlining the various swimrning courses available at the pool. The public is invited to attend the pool's officiai opening at 7 p.m. December 10. Free Press Photo 15 part- tiemE jence, would be approximately $3,000; 15 radio paging alerters, $6,000; and boots, helmets and coats another $2,000. Mr. Crouch noted that a truck fer the station is avail- able and, therefore, one would not have to be purchased. He feels that a station in Myrtie would provide needed, a lecture room for instruction chfisses such as leader patrol and the Aquarians. The Iroquois Park Eaol is a popular attraction in Whitby, witb an average monthly attendance of 11,000 people. It offers a wide variety of programs, from the basic Red Cross and Royal Life Saving instruction courses, to numerous special interest programs. Among the special interest programrs are swnnming classes for children at the Durham Regional Centre for the Developmentally Handi- capped, patients from the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, inmates of the Whitby jail, and children from the Ajax-Pickering mentally re- tarded kindergarten. The Whitby Rotary Club and the recreation department have set up a swim program for the crippled children the Knights of Columbus have their own swini group, and there are business swims every noon hour Monday to Friday. The YMCA carnies out an extensive program of its own swimming instruction and famnily group swims, and the Aquarians scuba club has booked time at the pool. Another very popular activity is aquabics, which combines swimming with various water exercises. The recreation department programs include aIl types of instruction, rangjng from the Mom and Me program for children two years old and under. to Leader Patroi L'or lS-year-olds which pro%ides certification for instruction assistant and lifesaving. An adult stroke improve- ment course is offered, there are diving classes, and comipe- titive and synchronized swirn- rning. Underwater skills are taught i the fin and snorkel class, and there are courses in scuba diving. Special programs are set up for the handicapped and for :',_aching senior citizens how to swirn. One senior citizen commnented that it was a real accoînplislrnent for lier to Iaarn how to swim at the age of 75. The Iroquois Pý1rk swimn- ming pool is in operation (rom 7 a.m. to 10'30 p.m. seven days a week, with only a few hours here and there where there is not a ful program taking place. The aquatics supervisor in charge of this extensive opera- tion is Mrs. Donna Stafford, who belore coming to Whitbv, limited protection for the area residents. At present, the Town does own the building. Solicitors for the Town and the Region are currently negotiating the ownership. Council last week passed a resolution to allow Chief Crouch to advertise for part-time fire fighters once the Town bas legally acquired title to the property. Instructor Joan Santamero gives directions to a group of women participating in the Whitby Recreation Department's adults' learn to swim program at the Iroquois Park swimming pool. About 11,000 people per month have been using the pool since it opened in May. Programs include many special interest courses for the handicapped, retarded, patients from the psychiatric hospital, and imnates from the Whitby jail. Free Press Photo was a coach for competitive synchronized swimîning, in- st,:uctor, lifeguard and cashier at Oshawa; and head instruc- tor and pool supervisor at Ajax. Even with the heavy sche- dule she has already set up, she is making plans for a com- petitive swim prograrn for the three Whitby high schools and will accompany this with a train!)jîg program for the LOSSA swim meet in Oshawa in February. The external landscaping îor me pool building was completed at the end of September, and it is hoped that soon a plaque will be mounted on the wall to coin- miemorate the ýofficial open- ing which takes place at 7 p.m., December 10. TO BROOKLIN AND SURROUNDING AREA FRIENDS:, A big thankeyou for your support. Bob Carson PÂINT l ' -WALLPAPER"'% IUp to.5Q%/oOFF WALLPAPERS IN STOCK 20% OFF PITTSBU RGH PAINTS Tremco Colortread masonry waII paint Wall point $795 gai. Floor Paint $1 19-5ai 103 BROCK ST. 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