Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) staff are managing a leak from the Comox Valley Sports Centre pool.

Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) staff are managing a leak from the Comox Valley Sports Centre pool.

Efforts were made during the annual shutdown to isolate and repair the cause, however the leak is significant, and more time will be required to isolate it.

This will delay re-opening to the pool, which will cause disruption to some user groups and patrons of our facilities.

At this time, staff anticipate the Sports Centre pool will be closed for the month of September.

Recreation staff have begun engaging with pool users, adjusting Aquatic Centre programming, and are looking to find alternatives to ensure all pool programming is accommodated.

Jennifer Zbinden, Senior Manager of Recreation Services, says her team is disappointed to hear the news, but they're doing their best to ensure community groups and recreation use members are impacted as little as possible.

Other facilities may be available to accommodate current user groups of the pool, however Zbinden says that planning process is still ongoing.