Stoney Creek Recreation Centre is reopening in mid-November.
An early opening was delayed, meaning patrons were unable to begin fall programs on Oct. 2 as originally anticipated.
“The doors will be reopening on Nov. 17,” says city communications officer Suzanne Vukosavljevic, adding that unfortunately fall programs will still be impacted. “Drop-in programs will be available and winter programming will be starting up as normal in January.”
The centre has been closed for repainting of the ceiling in the pool area, along with routine maintenance and warranty work on the HVAC heating and cooling control system since June 13.
The city hired CIP Commercial and Industrial Painters, Ontario Duct Cleaning, Airon and HTS to conduct the work, estimated at about $150,000.
Patrons have been making use of other area facilities in the interim.
All purchased clip cards, along with monthly and yearly memberships have been honoured at neighbouring locations.
The city also boosted programming at the surrounding sites to ensure there were increased services in the community.
Vukosavljevic said the centre didn’t reopen in time because once work got underway, it was discovered that there was additional work required on the steel structural girders above the pool.
“This work needed to be completed prior to reopening the facility to the public,” she said. “The city very much appreciates residents’ patience and we welcome patrons back to enjoy this wonderful community facility when it reopens.”
The $10.8-million centre has had a troubled history ever since it twice failed to meet the required federal deadline for completion to receive funding. The city had to cover the federal government’s $4.3-million portion of the facility’s cost.
The 26,000-square-foot centre opened in 2012 after a number of deficiencies had emerged in parts of the facility. The pool and slide had some structural issues. There also were glazing problems that had to be rectified by the contractor, AquiCon.
The centre also had to be closed twice in 2013, once to fix a hydro vault after it was flooded and a few months later to repair damage to the heating and cooling system.
Stoney Creek resident Liz Walker, who’s been a member of the recreation centre since it opened and participates in the water fit program, said she’s happy the facility is reopening, but finds it “annoying” that it continues to have so many issues.
“It (the centre’s recent closure) didn’t bother me because I was only going for water fit, but I’m sure for other people it was very frustrating, especially for families with kids going for swimming lessons,” she said. “I find it funny that the centre has all of these problems. If it was an older building, you could understand it, but right from the start, there’s been trouble.”
Vukosavljevic said the city responds to required repairs “as quickly as possible,” in order to help minimize impacts to programming for both new and existing facilities.
It is common for new facilities to require repair and warranty work, she said.
Vukosavljevic said, unfortunately, programs were impacted a number of times at the Stoney Creek Recreation Centre, due primarily to the nature of the issues which required repair.
“In each case, the repairs required closure in order to complete the work,” she said. “A third party qualified coatings inspector has reviewed the work on site and is satisfied with the quality of the surface preparation and painting recently completed during the closure. The work completed will last.”
An early opening was delayed, meaning patrons were unable to begin fall programs on Oct. 2 as originally anticipated.
“The doors will be reopening on Nov. 17,” says city communications officer Suzanne Vukosavljevic, adding that unfortunately fall programs will still be impacted. “Drop-in programs will be available and winter programming will be starting up as normal in January.”
The centre has been closed for repainting of the ceiling in the pool area, along with routine maintenance and warranty work on the HVAC heating and cooling control system since June 13.
The city hired CIP Commercial and Industrial Painters, Ontario Duct Cleaning, Airon and HTS to conduct the work, estimated at about $150,000.
Patrons have been making use of other area facilities in the interim.
All purchased clip cards, along with monthly and yearly memberships have been honoured at neighbouring locations.
The city also boosted programming at the surrounding sites to ensure there were increased services in the community.
Vukosavljevic said the centre didn’t reopen in time because once work got underway, it was discovered that there was additional work required on the steel structural girders above the pool.
“This work needed to be completed prior to reopening the facility to the public,” she said. “The city very much appreciates residents’ patience and we welcome patrons back to enjoy this wonderful community facility when it reopens.”
The $10.8-million centre has had a troubled history ever since it twice failed to meet the required federal deadline for completion to receive funding. The city had to cover the federal government’s $4.3-million portion of the facility’s cost.
The 26,000-square-foot centre opened in 2012 after a number of deficiencies had emerged in parts of the facility. The pool and slide had some structural issues. There also were glazing problems that had to be rectified by the contractor, AquiCon.
The centre also had to be closed twice in 2013, once to fix a hydro vault after it was flooded and a few months later to repair damage to the heating and cooling system.
Stoney Creek resident Liz Walker, who’s been a member of the recreation centre since it opened and participates in the water fit program, said she’s happy the facility is reopening, but finds it “annoying” that it continues to have so many issues.
“It (the centre’s recent closure) didn’t bother me because I was only going for water fit, but I’m sure for other people it was very frustrating, especially for families with kids going for swimming lessons,” she said. “I find it funny that the centre has all of these problems. If it was an older building, you could understand it, but right from the start, there’s been trouble.”
Vukosavljevic said the city responds to required repairs “as quickly as possible,” in order to help minimize impacts to programming for both new and existing facilities.
It is common for new facilities to require repair and warranty work, she said.
Vukosavljevic said, unfortunately, programs were impacted a number of times at the Stoney Creek Recreation Centre, due primarily to the nature of the issues which required repair.
“In each case, the repairs required closure in order to complete the work,” she said. “A third party qualified coatings inspector has reviewed the work on site and is satisfied with the quality of the surface preparation and painting recently completed during the closure. The work completed will last.”
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