A grassroots community group is on its last lap in the fight to save Toronto's public school pools from being drained.
Toronto District School Board trustees will decide the fate of nine pools on Tuesday after voting to save the board’s 30 other pools from going dry last year.
Advocacy group "Let's Make Waves" helped raise the cash to save the pools through a combination of community support and private sponsorship. They're confident the final nine will be saved as well.
The TDSB voted in 2008 to close all school pools if funding couldn't be secured to pay for their operations.
School-related groups as well as members of the community have protested the closures, saying the pools provide important education and fitness opportunities for people of all ages.
Proponents of keeping the pools open have suggested options such as naming sponsorships and renting out pool time.
According to Let’s Make Waves, the nine pools in danger of closure are
- Carleton Village Sr PS
- Central Tech
- Earl Grey Sr
- George Harvey
- Kensington Jr
- Monarch Park
- SATEC @ WAPorter
- Western Tech
- Winona/ McMurrich
