Swimming

Maple Ridge residents with a penchant for chilly swims will have to brave local waters by themselves or with members of their bubble. (Pixabay)

No group polar dip to start 2021

Annual Alouette Lake winter swim will have to wait another year.

 

Six Mile Beach outside Nelson is known for its perfect sand, clear water and unique sand spit. But the drowning death of a man in July has residents asking if the dangerous spot has become too popular. Photo: David Grantham/Kootenay Drone Services

Dangerous oasis: The fatal history of a popular Kootenay Lake beach

Six Mile Beach near Nelson is known for its unique sand spit. But locals have feared it for decades

 

Maple Ridge Leisure Centre. (Black Press)

Maple Ridge indoor pools to reopen for fall season

Swimmers can take advantage of the leisure centre pools starting Sept. 28

 

Ida Jenss and Lily Nay swam across Kootenay Lake near Kaslo on Thursday. Photos: Tyler Harper

Lily and the lake: How a young B.C. girl with Down syndrome swam to her dream

Kaslo’s Lily Nay set her mind to swimming Kootenay Lake on Sept. 3

Ida Jenss and Lily Nay swam across Kootenay Lake near Kaslo on Thursday. Photos: Tyler Harper
Jim Baxter, with the Haney Neptunes Aquatic Club, at potential site of an outdoor pool, beside Thomas Haney secondary in 2017. (Phil Melnychuk/THE NEWS)

Haney Neptunes president still fighting for better outdoor pool

Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows summer swim club currently practising in 23-metre Hammond outdoor pool

  • Jul 28, 2020
Jim Baxter, with the Haney Neptunes Aquatic Club, at potential site of an outdoor pool, beside Thomas Haney secondary in 2017. (Phil Melnychuk/THE NEWS)
Reopen pools to swimmers, Langley Township urged

Reopen pools to swimmers, Langley Township urged

Council asked by Langley Olympians club to follow the lead of Langley City and other communities

Reopen pools to swimmers, Langley Township urged
The teens hopped a fence into the pool. (Langley Advance Times files)

Teens sneak into community pool for illicit swim

Nothing was damaged or stolen at the pool in Aldergrove, police say

The teens hopped a fence into the pool. (Langley Advance Times files)
Nora Cashato, 12, organized a petition to preserve the Fort Langley Outdoor Pool after she learned about its coming closure from her mother, Rachelle. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

12-year-old petitions to preserve neighbourhood pool

Local youth will take her case to council next Monday

Nora Cashato, 12, organized a petition to preserve the Fort Langley Outdoor Pool after she learned about its coming closure from her mother, Rachelle. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Alouette River: Fun in the sun

Alouette River: Fun in the sun

A local resident shares pictures taken along the banks of a popular local waterway

  • Jun 2, 2020
Alouette River: Fun in the sun
People enjoy the new river in the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre pool. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)

LETTER: Not a fan of nude rules or new change rooms at Maple Ridge pool

Long-time leisure centre users speaks up about a few features that disappoint

  • Mar 13, 2020
People enjoy the new river in the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre pool. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)
Sean Blackman came all the way from Vancouver to see the new Maple Ridge Leisure Centre pool. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)

Pool packed for grand reopening of Maple Ridge Leisure Centre

There was an official ceremony, ribbon cutting and cake

Sean Blackman came all the way from Vancouver to see the new Maple Ridge Leisure Centre pool. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)
Justin Mitchell, in a photo with young athletes from 2016, has been banned from coaching in any Water Polo Canada-sanctioned event following accusations of bullying and sexual harassment. (Black Press Media files)

B.C. youth coach banned amid sexual harassment, bullying scandal: Water Polo Canada

Justin Mitchell can’t take part in Water Polo Canada events or clubs

Justin Mitchell, in a photo with young athletes from 2016, has been banned from coaching in any Water Polo Canada-sanctioned event following accusations of bullying and sexual harassment. (Black Press Media files)