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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
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Chlorination glitch triggers evacuation of Ladysmith pool Craig Spence the chronicle
NDP candidates Sheila Malcolmson and Alistair MacGregor took the Nanaimo Ladysmith and CowichanMalahat-Langford ridings in the Oct. 19 federal election. Campaign Photos
NDP takes Van Isle
As of press time the NDP been declared and was pullseemed to be bucking a na- ing ahead of his opponents in tional trend on Vancouver Is- Cowichan-Malahat-Langford land, with leads in six of seven at 35.4 per cent, compared to ridings, the exception being Conservative Martin Barker, the Green stronghold of Eliza- who sat second at 24.1 per cent. beth May in Saanich - Gulf IsIf that picture holds Vancoulands. ver Island will be a bulwark By 8:45 p.m. Sheila Malcolm- for two opposition parties: son had been declared winner the NDP and the Greens. The in Nanaimo-Ladysmith with a NDP was leading or elected in lead of 32.7 per cent. Liberal only 35 seats nationally; May Tim Tessier was sitting sec- was the only Green candidate ond at 24.6 per cent. elected. Alistair MacGregor had The outcome is a huge disap-
pointment for the NDP, which started the campaign in August sitting high in the polls. It also comes as a disappointment for May, who had hoped to gain some ground on Vancouver Island. On Saturday, Oct. 17, May visited Nanaimo-Ladysmith to bolster the campaign of Paul Manly. But with 60 of 254 polls counted, Manly sat in fourth spot with 19.6 per cent of the votes cast. See Election, Page 3
An ‘incident’ at Frank Jameson Community Centre & Pool has convinced Ladysmith Council to get on with a project to replace its gas chlorination system for the pool with a liquid system. The pool and community centre had to be evacuated Saturday morning, Oct. 10, due to a problem with the pool’s chlorination system. People in some nearby homes were also evacuated. Fitness and gym facilities at Frank Jameson were reopened later that day; the swimming pool reopened Wednesday, Oct. 14. Reporting to Council Oct. 13 Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture Clayton Postings said a leak of gas chlorine into the atmosphere did not occur, but that two jars that add the chlorine, and were scheduled to be changed, became jammed. In an interview Friday, Oct. 18 Postings said the public was not at risk, and that the chlorination system at the pool was functioning. But the incident came as a reminder that gas chlorination is a system most pool operators are replacing with safer technology. “This past weekend is just an example of why many municipalities are going to alternative systems,” Postings said. “It just emphasizes the importance of
having gas chlorination removed.” A late addition to council’s agenda recommended just that, at a cost of $75,000. “This type of system (gas) has been in swimming pools for many years,” the report said, “however with recent improvements in other safer disinfectant systems most all swimming pools have now or are in the process of switching to a safer alternative.” If chlorine is not handled properly it can be ‘very dangerous’ the report says. “The new systems still require safety measures for the operators, however the possibility of a catastrophic incident is reduced by removing the gas chlorine as a disinfectant. Coun. Steve Arnett, who moved the recommendation in the staff report to replace the gas chlorination system with a liquid system, said, “I was really pleased with how the staff has handled this.” Postings told council that switching to liquid chlorine does not require replacing the whole chlorination system and that there would be ‘minimal downtime’ if that option is chosen. But it will take some time to get required approvals from health authorities before the work can be done. He said the changeover could be carried out within a couple of months. “It was already on the schedule, but we figured because of this, let’s expedite it,” he said.
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