Cape Breton West Aquatic Centre Society
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Letter to the Editor: Residents of Inverness County Need & Deserve a Year-Round Aquatic and Recreation Facility
Inverness County Councillors have done a great disservice to their constituents with their shortsighted assessment and dismissal of the proposed year-round, accessible, carbon neutral aquatic & recreation facility for Western Cape Breton.
By playing a numbers game and refusing to meet with community groups, they are demonstrating their inability to seriously assess this proposal. As community leaders, they should take a real interest in any proposal that provides an opportunity to contribute to the
health and well-being of residents of Cape Breton West. And in particular, our councillors should be willing to invest in a carbon-neutral public facility, which can stand out as a model for future construction.
Many studies on aging demonstrate that as we get older, we tend to become less active, which in turn contributes to increased chronic conditions and diseases. 42% of Inverness County residents are 65 years or older. Maintaining physical activity is essential to avoid physical, mental, and social declines. Here, in Western Cape Breton it is a challenge to become more physically active, as there is no year-round recreational facility accessible to all ages and all abilities. Aquatic exercise is highly recommended as a low-impact activity that offers natural resistance to our bones and muscles. With regular aquatic exercise, one can improve mobility, muscle strength, and cardiovascular health.
An aquatic and recreational centre would allow children and young families to become comfortable in the water, and to enjoy educational and social activities. Indeed, such a facility would help people of all ages to get healthy and have fun.
In a survey conducted by Cape Breton University earlier this year, titled; An Aquatic Centre for Western Cape Breton: Enhancing Community Well-being Year Round, 500 residents responded, with 98% indicating an aquatic and recreation facility will greatly benefit the residents of Western Cape Breton, and 90% expressing individual support.
This sentiment was reflected in a June 2022 report, titled What We Heard, initiated by The Municipality of the County of Inverness as part of a recreation Master Plan. The report points out “the need to have a multi-use year-round recreation facility…” and the respondents “overwhelmingly indicated that an aquatic facility was a top priority.” But what happened to the Master Plan? Almost three years have passed and our councillors have not yet released this Master Plan to the public!
It has been over half a century since Inverness County built any new indoor recreational infrastructure. Residents of Inverness County need & deserve a year-round aquatic and recreation facility. It is time that our councillors respond to the wishes of their constituents.
Maria Coady
North-East Margaree
Letter to the Editor: Residents of Inverness County Need & Deserve a Year-Round Aquatic and Recreation Facility
Inverness County Councillors have done a great disservice to their constituents with their shortsighted assessment and dismissal of the proposed year-round, accessible, carbon neutral aquatic & recreation facility for Western Cape Breton.
By playing a numbers game and refusing to meet with community groups, they are demonstrating their inability to seriously assess this proposal. As community leaders, they should take a real interest in any proposal that provides an opportunity to contribute to the
health and well-being of residents of Cape Breton West. And in particular, our councillors should be willing to invest in a carbon-neutral public facility, which can stand out as a model for future construction.
Many studies on aging demonstrate that as we get older, we tend to become less active, which in turn contributes to increased chronic conditions and diseases. 42% of Inverness County residents are 65 years or older. Maintaining physical activity is essential to avoid physical, mental, and social declines. Here, in Western Cape Breton it is a challenge to become more physically active, as there is no year-round recreational facility accessible to all ages and all abilities. Aquatic exercise is highly recommended as a low-impact activity that offers natural resistance to our bones and muscles. With regular aquatic exercise, one can improve mobility, muscle strength, and cardiovascular health.
An aquatic and recreational centre would allow children and young families to become comfortable in the water, and to enjoy educational and social activities. Indeed, such a facility would help people of all ages to get healthy and have fun.
In a survey conducted by Cape Breton University earlier this year, titled; An Aquatic Centre for Western Cape Breton: Enhancing Community Well-being Year Round, 500 residents responded, with 98% indicating an aquatic and recreation facility will greatly benefit the residents of Western Cape Breton, and 90% expressing individual support.
This sentiment was reflected in a June 2022 report, titled What We Heard, initiated by The Municipality of the County of Inverness as part of a recreation Master Plan. The report points out “the need to have a multi-use year-round recreation facility…” and the respondents “overwhelmingly indicated that an aquatic facility was a top priority.” But what happened to the Master Plan? Almost three years have passed and our councillors have not yet released this Master Plan to the public!
It has been over half a century since Inverness County built any new indoor recreational infrastructure. Residents of Inverness County need & deserve a year-round aquatic and recreation facility. It is time that our councillors respond to the wishes of their constituents.
Maria Coady
North-East Margaree
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