Emergency and Community Services Committee approves Feasibility of Opening City of Hamilton Outdoor Swimming Pools One Month Earlier... 5-0

Emergency and Community Services Committee voted 5 to 0, with 2 absent on Feasibility of Opening City of Hamilton Outdoor Swimming Pools One Month Earlier… at its Thursday, May 28, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

Month Earlier (City Wide) (Kroetsch/A. Wilson) THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That staff BE DIRECTED to report back on the feasibility, operational implications, and estimated costs associated with opening some or all City of Hamilton outdoor swimming pools one month earlier than the current seasonal schedule.

This item comes up about 1:57:40 into the meeting recording. The meeting stayed on it for about 99 minutes. The recording is the city’s own. Local Wire does not transcribe it or attribute remarks from it.

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