Council Approves Awarding Construction Contract for South Queens Outdoor Pool 

September 10, 2024; Liverpool, NS: At the conclusion of the September 10, 2024 Regular Council meeting, in a 5 to 2 vote, Region of Queens Municipality’s Council approved awarding the construction contact to Axios Construction for the new South Queens Outdoor Pool. Council also approved increasing the $7.2 million budget to $8.08 million, reflective of quotes received.  The project is funded by a generous $3 million donation from an anonymous donor, a significant $2.2 million grant from the Province, and the balance of $2.88 million funded by Region of Queens Municipality. 

The South Queens Outdoor Pool will be located on the grounds of Queens Place Emera Centre, and will be a 6-lane, 25 metre heated pool, with an accessible beach entry, change rooms and washrooms, and bleachers to accommodate spectator seating.  The heated outdoor pool will enable the pool to be open to the public for an extended season.

“Council is pleased to see the outdoor pool project move forward to the construction phase of the project, and wish to thank the anonymous donor and also Minister Masland for her advocacy on the provincial level to secure the provincial funding. This pool will allowing youth to learn to swim and enhance water safety, as well as to host swim meets and other events, and will be a community gathering space,” said Darlene Norman, Mayor of Region of Queens Municipality.

In 2020, Council began looking at options to replace Milton Centennial Pool, which had exceeded its expected lifespan by more than two decades.  In July 2023, Milton Centennial Pool was closed for the season due to substantial damage resulting from flooding and remained closed in 2024 as structural damage was discovered.