The hot tub at Penticton Community Centre Pool is scheduled to reopen on Oct.18, 2016, after repairs were made to supply lines to the unit. Steve Arstad

Penticton pool’s hot tub set to reopen

PENTICTON – Penticton’s latest round of pool problems appear to be coming to an end.

The city says the Penticton Community Centre Pool’s hot tub will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 18.

The hot tub shut down Sept. 21 after leaks were discovered in a supply pipe that had sustained damage while drain reinforcement work was being performed earlier this summer.

Crews have since been able to access and repair the pipe and have re-poured concrete to seal the area, according to a media release from the city. The concrete will need some time to cure, after which time the hot tub can be refilled, heated and opened for public use.

All repairs were made at the contractor’s cost.

All other facilities in the community centre, including the main pools, have been unaffected by the hot tub issues.

The city has had its share of problems with the pool, including drain leaks in the main pools which resulted in an extended summer shutdown this year.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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