I recently read an article in Pique regarding the need for a new community recreation centre, the proposal being to use part of the Whistler Golf Club. I fully support any efforts to replace the aging centre we have. The pool is outdated and too small, the weight room is antique, but perhaps the skating rink could be preserved if a smaller footprint is needed for a new location.
I would suggest a new community centre similar to the Delbrook Community Recreation Centre in North Vancouver, with high ceilings, at least two floors, an Olympic pool and separate recreational pools, hockey and curling rinks, etc. I don’t support the use of the golf course land. Whistler needs visitors in the off season, and golf is a large attraction—18-hole golf, not nine.
I hope Pique will do further editorials on this, and that we can form a committee to rapidly consider the options.
With a growing residential community, I believe the support is there for a new community centre. I would be interested in serving on any planning committee.
