After a year's closure,
Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre and Pool had
its official re-opening last week in Leslieville with a whole new lease
on life.
Closed since last August, the building had problems
with its doors, paint, ceilings, pool, mechanical and electrical
infrastructure, its air conditioning and lighting. That's all been
fixed now, at a cost of $1 million, with work ending June 19.
"It's
a priority centre," says Kelvin Seow, Toronto East York District
community recreation manager, of the building at 870 Queen Street East.
"The community has missed it. We tried to re-locate as much as we could
to Matty Eckler and other local centres, but it's such a big centre,
that it was tough."
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Kelvin Seow
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