Update: Pool Shutdown

May 26, 2022

The annual pool shutdown at the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre is halfway complete, and cleaning and maintenance work is on schedule.

The pool closed on May 2, 2022, for annual upkeep work to keep the facility healthy and functional, and to help minimize maintenance-related service impacts throughout the year. It is scheduled to reopen on June 27, 2022.

Major mechanical work progressing for the 2022 pool shutdown includes:

Make Up Air Unit (MAU) work (this unit provides the pool deck with tempered fresh air)
Mechanical Room work, including the servicing of boilers and heat exchangers, and some electrical, piping and insulation work (these systems serve a portion of the Recreation Centre beyond the pool)
Sand Vessel replacement (filters that use sand to filter the impurities out of the water)
Main pool expansion seam and cap inspections and potential replacement of the seam

Boilers have been replaced and contractors are working on connecting them to services. Once this has been completed, further work will progress.

Passholder information

During shutdown, Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre passholders can use their passes to swim at the Jasper Fitness & Aquatic Centre and Edson & District Leisure Centre. Annual passholders automatically receive an additional month on their pass upon purchase which covers the pool shutdown period. We recognize that shutdown is scheduled to be longer this year and passes affected will be assessed accordingly.

For questions about passes, call the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre Customer Service desk at 780-865-4412. For additional information on upcoming pool programming, please connect with Alexa McEachern, Aquatic Supervisor at 780-740-8063 or amceachern@hinton.ca.

If you require more information on the types of mechanical works and maintenance plans being completed this year, please contact info@hinton.ca.

For further information about pool shutdown and work completed in previous shutdowns, visit www.hinton.ca/poolshutdown.