Vancouver Aquatic Centre rebuild should have a smaller lap pool and larger hot tub, according to park board staff

Swim B.C. president says the group is 'devastated' as the revised plan calls for a lazy river and 25-metre lap pool, rather than the 50-metre pool Vancouver voters backed in 2022

 https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-aquatic-centre-rebuild-plan-revised

Why build big for a growing future, when you can adhere to the antigrowth mentality and symbolism?

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/02/19/vancouver-aquatic-centre-proposal-sparks-petition/

Just like the short SkyTrain stations, the argument of budget limitations is used as an excuse. A train station can be designed to be gradually doubled or tripled in length. The new Aquatic Centre could be designed in which it could eventually be double or even tripled in size, as well.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/proposed-shorter-pool-in-vancouver-aquatic-centre-replacement-upsets-swimming-community/

This building small for the future, because its just for small Vancouver, is an absurd strategy.  

The Burrard_Bridge was originally designed to have 6 lanes & 2 streetcar tracks on a lower level. Well, the tram-trains never became part of the BB. The city was too cheap to build a parallel bike bridge, so 2 lanes were removed from the roadway on the BB instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Bridge#History

Had the Burrard_Bridge not been Vancouverized, there could have been 2 bus & HOV lanes & a lower level for tram-trains, along with a parallel bike bridge.

The watering down of Vancouver fits right in with the backwater BC mentality.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre

The Battle continues over Vancouver Aquatic Centre

 https://globalnews.ca/video/11480236/battle-continues-over-vancouver-aquatic-centre-renovations 

There isn't officially a Vancouver Mind Virus (VMV), but somehow through the decades, the KEEP VANCOUVER SMAL AND BACKWARDS mentality keeps manifesting.

https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/aquatic-centre-25vs50m-officials-misled "This scandal exposes how Vancouver’s development approval processes can be corrupted if staff predetermine outcomes and manufacture justifications rather than conducting evidence-based analysis. If municipal staff can systematically mislead elected representatives on a project this significant—with technical evidence this clear—what other decisions have been corrupted in the past or could be corrupted in the future?"

Why have a modern full-size pool, when there can be a half size, Half-A$$ED pool? That's the VMV resurfacing again.

https://vancouversun.com/news/proposed-vancouver-aquatic-centre-seeks-height-density-relaxations "Swimmers have mounted a court petition over plans to replace the 50-metre Olympic-sized pool with one half that length"

A scaled down Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre is part of the pay more to get less mentality. One of the most obvious ways to perpetuate the BC antigrowth agenda is to go backwards and build smaller infrastructure. Where does the money go if it's not always going towards proper big city size infrastructure?

Half sized buildings, half sized trains, half sized bridges, that's the VMV & BCMV in action. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SHIT-BOX 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Lions+Gate+Bridge An absurd 3 lane bridge without a parallel bus and train tunnel to help relieve this quintessential chokepoint. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Canada+Line A 2 car train that should have started with 5 cars, but can only be expanded into a 2.5 car train, someday. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Richmond-Delta+Tunnel No provision for a train tunnel, because that would make it easier to have a line connecting YVR with the Tsawwassen+ferry+terminal. Just like there is no desire to have a train between YVR and the Horseshoe+Bay+ferry+terminal.

This Vancouver and BC Mind Virus is horrible, because it keeps stunting the potential of BC by watering down the infrastructure.

The proposed design of the new scaled down Vancouver Aquatic Centre

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-new-design-proposal

Nothing like going backwards, that's the nature of Vancouver and its watering down mentality. Apparently, there is no concept to build a much larger facility in 2 or 3 phases, so just scale it down and do something that is impressive by Prince Rupert, Prince George or Kamloops standards. Smalltown Vancouver thinking really gets to be so irritating.

The new Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre could easily be built 6-8 metres above sea level. There is extra space north, east & south of the old buildings footprint. Unfortunatly, Vancouver has become so entrenched with a mentality or an agenda to mostly build what would only be impressive by backwater BC standards.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aquatic-centre-push-back-1.7462480

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre

Park board votes to request 50-metre pool at Vancouver Aquatic Centre

Amended motion came after dozens of people spoke out against a redesign plan that would cut the pool in half https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aquatic-centre-50-metre-pool-1.7468681

This horrible multigenerational half-size Vancouver and BC mentality is so firmly entrenched. At least if a half-size Vancouver Aquatic Centre, like the half-size Canada+Line, was designed to eventually become a proper big city facility, that's one thing. However, certain people just wanted to have a half-size Vancouver Aquatic Centre, just like a half-size Canada Line. Indeed, the objective was to have infrastructure deliberately designed to just be another Half-A$$ED small-scale backwater BC joke.

Let it fall-apart like the crappy & inadequate Pattullo+Bridge, then just build a half-size joke. It's all part of the mentality to not want more people living in BC, which is almost 2 dozen times larger than Switzerland.

Fortunately, enough people believe in a growing Vancouver & BC, so the new Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre will be a proper big city infrastructure redevelopment. While the argument to just build a half-size facility to save money might make sense to some people, unless it was designed to eventually be brought up to a full-size standard, it's a sad joke.

The Burrard+Street+Bridge (BSB) was originally planned to have a permanent 6 lane upper deck & 2 streetcar tracks on a lower deck. Unfortunatly, the BSB was Vancouverized to become scaled back & remain incomplete. Had there been a nice & wide bike-bridge built next to it, then the BSB could have still had a 6 lane deck. Then there could have been either 2 bus lanes or 2 HOV lanes. Unfortunatly, everything is funneled into just another 4 lane BC bridge. 

Since backwards Vancouver wants to be one of the last major cities to bring back streetcars & tram-trains, there has been a mutigenerational lack of interest in completing the lower streetcar deck. 

Not 50m, just 25-metres for new Vancouver Aquatic Centre pool

A report to the Vancouver Park Board is splashing cold water on a community campaign to ensure a 50-metre pool is included in a rebuild of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.

The report, headed to the board next Monday, says the city should proceed as planned with a smaller 25-metre pool. https://globalnews.ca/news/11095576/vancouver-aquatic-centre-50-metre

This is backwards Vancouver thinking & planning at its best. 

https://globalnews.ca/news/11027649/sports-groups-slam-pool-design-new-vancouver-aquatic-centre/

Vancouver Aquatic Centre rebuild will not have a 50 metre lap pool, after all

 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-aquatic-centre-rebuild-will-not-have-a-50-metre-lap-pool

Why build things to an impressive international scale like Brisbane is doing?

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.669870 Small-scale Vancouver just has to build things that are only impressive to backwater BC.

Fortunately, The+Brisbane+Aquatic+Centre didn't have the same Vancouver B$ to contend with.

If you are from Brisbane & plan to visit Vancouver, you might at first expect to see a real city on the scale of Sydney or SF, or at least Seattle and Perth. Instead, you will see a provincial backwater of a city. The result of imposed overlapping hiderences.

Somehow, the Vancouver Mind Virus keeps creeping up through the decades. Have a smaller, Half-A$$ED pool than Brisbane, just like having a short joke of a train to the airport. That's the backwards Vancouver way.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Brisbane+Airport+Railway+Line

The Brisbane Aquatic Centre

https://sleemansports.com.au/facilities/brisbane-aquatic-centre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeman_Sports_Complex#Aquatic_Centre

https://sleemansports.com.au/facilities/brisbane-aquatic-centre/50m-olympic-pool

https://sleemansports.com.au/facilities/brisbane-aquatic-centre/outdoor-pool Its also 50m swimming+pool. 

Better make sure that no one from Vancouver, BC sees what Brisbane was already able to accomplish.

https://www.swimming.org.au/articles/brisbane-set-to-become-global-water-sports-powerhouse

Fortunately, the watering down mentality of Vancouver is unlikely to ever reach Brisbane.

• "three new pools, including two large indoor pools (50m and 65m) that would act as a national base to support multiple aquatic sports"  https://swimswam.com/new-national-aquatic-centre-nac-will-host-swimming-more-for-2032-olympic-games  
• https://www.swimming.org.au/articles/renewed-call-for-nac-only-a-national-aquatics-centre-will-guarantee-2032-legacy  
• https://giica.au/about/venues-and-villages/brisbane-aquatic-centre

The Brisbane+Airport+Railway+Line is another fine example of allowing proper big city size infrastructure, something that backwards Vancouver & BC cant seem to match. It would be disastrous if something like a Vancouver Mind Virus was ever adopted in Brisbane. A 2 car joke-train to the Brisbane Airport would be so inadequate and absurd. However, a YVR Line connecting to Vancouver & Richmond with only 2 car trains, is acceptable by backwater BC standards.

The Queensland Government announced that the nation of Australia will see a new National Aquatic Centre (NAC)

 https://swimswam.com/new-national-aquatic-centre-nac-will-host-swimming-more-for-2032-olympic-games

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/australias-peak-aquatic-sports-deliver-push-for-world-leading-national-aquatics-centre-in-brisbane/

https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/mcallister/media-release/new-beenleigh-aquatic-centre-makes-splash

The+Brisbane+Aquatic+Centre is already so far beyond the old & the new watered down Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre.

Bigger and better, just like having a longer train to the Brisbane Airport. Vancouver is stuck with a 2 car train of a joke. It's all part of the symbolism to refuse to build proper big city size infrastructure. AKA, the BCMV.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Brisbane+Airport+Railway+Line

Big backlash over smaller pool plan for new Vancouver Aquatic Centre sparks petition

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-proposal-controversy

Just because backwards Vancouver gets a lot of rain, that doesn't mean that almost everything should be symbolically watered down.

Why have a Canada+Line with 152m long stations, like on the Montreal+Metro, when a 50m joke of a station provides excellent watered down symbolism? Why have bridges wide enough for bus & HOV lanes, when everything can be funneled into just 2 lanes each way? 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre

Vancouver Aquatic Centre -closes-after-large-piece-falls-off

 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-aquatic-centre-closes-after-large-piece-falls-off-front-photos-5167580

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Vancouver+Aquatic+Centre

Park Board backs 50-metre pool for new Vancouver Aquatic Centre after outcry over proposed small replacement

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-new-50-metre-pool-feasibility-decision

Vancouver needs to build things that aren't just impressive by Prince George, Kamloops and Kelowna standards.

Nevermind Seattle, strict Vancouver, BC will have less tall buildings than Bellevue.

As of 2025, Vancouver, BC only has 2 buildings taller than what's in Bellevue,_Washington. Eventually, Bellevue will have at least 5 building that are at 600 feet, while Vancouver will only still have two buildings over 600 feet.

Nevermind Toronto, Vancouver must have no building that would rival the tallest in Mississauga and Vaughan.

https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2024/11/massive-master-planned-community-aims-to-bring-tallest-towers-to-vaughan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Canada#Under_construction

Since BC was never able to build a wall or create a forcefield around it, the next best thing was to continually water everything down as much as possible. Thus, the symbolism to have short trains, mostly narrow bridges & short buildings, is all part of not properly planning for growth.

Singapore and Sydney don't have this problem, as they don't have to contend with anything like Vancouver's type of restrictions.

Toronto is a big city like Chicago. Montreal has restrictions, but not as extreme as Vancouver. Unfortunatly, Montreal has yet to become a big city on the scale of Melbourne, let alone Paris or NYC. 

The new, smaller Vancouver Aquatic Centre

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-redeveloping-city-council-funding-vote

Why have a big city pool when a half-sized, half-assed pool is in sync with the smallminded Vancouver mentality. It's all so fitting for a city going backwards.

50-metre pool at new Vancouver Aquatic Centre becomes by-election issue

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-aquatic-centre-pool-by-election-issue

Unlike most cities, Vancouver has had a history and mentality for refusing to think on a big scale.

A promise for new 50-metre pool in South Vancouver?

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/abc-new-50-metre-pool-aquatic-centre-south-vancouver

It's strange that several decades ago, extra space wasn't set aside for more pools as well as expansion of existing facilities. Unfortunatly, Vancouver & BC in general, has such difficulty in properly planning infrastructure for more future capacity. 

https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/swimming-pools.aspx

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=swimming+pools

Renderings of the City of Delta's $130-million new aquatic centre

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/winskill-aquatic-and-fitness-centre-delta-detailed-design