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The pool and gym at Parkinson Recreation Centre will be closed for cleaning. Photographer: John McDonald

Pool and gym at Parkinson Rec to shut down for cleaning

Aug 22, 2015 03:08:04

KELOWNA – Annual maintenance is leaving pool and gymnasium users out of luck at Parkinson Recreation Centre.

The aquatic facilities will be closed from August 31 reopening September 20 should everything work out according to plan. The gymnasium will also be shut down during the same time period.

Parkinson pass holders can use the aquatic failities at H2O Adventure Fitness Centre during the shutdown but they must register at Parkinson first.

As an alternative, you can have your pass extended by the same time period.

For more information about the maintenance closure, call Parkinson Recreation Centre at 250-469-8800.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724

John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca