Phone: 942-0264

MARY HILL ELEMENTARY SRHOOL

SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 43 (COQUITLAM)

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL 1&90 Humber Crescent
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

June 25, 1975

Mr. R. Freeman,
City Clerk,
City of Port Coquitlam.

Dear Sir,

. At a meeting held at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Center
on June 2% between representatives of the Recreation Department and
Port Cosiitiam School principais, Miss Taylor announced that the Robert
Hope Swi: um Pool would not be open for use before duly 1, 1976. If
this ie .-. ‘act policy for next year, we feel that the swim instructional
program >: vas been offered to the students of Central Elementary, Kilmer
Elementas«. Hazel Trembath Blementary and Mary IN21 Elementary this year
and for tie past number of years could not continue.

. . Ag you are no doubt avare, our present progran provides for
ten cne-helf hows of swim instruction to every student in our schools
excluding those in Kindergarten and Grade 7. We feol the program has
been excellent and has provided our students with the required basic
svinning siclils. Our pirents have enthusiastically supported the program.

_ Lf Robert Hepe Pool was closed until July 1, ow: program would
prohsbly be discontinued as transportation to the new pool near George
Pearkes Junior Secondary would be too difficult to arrange and too costly,
the amount of time available at the new pool would not be sufficient to
accommodate all our students and the amount of classroom instructional
time allocated to the program could not be justified. Robert Hope Pool
is within walking distance af all four elementary schools and is used
exclusively by ovr students during the school day for six weeks.

We ask that consideration be given to malcing Robert Hope Pool
available to our students during the 1975-76 school year and in future ©
years for a six week period near the end of the school year so that our
swim program may continue. :

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