When I tell people about my project to collect memories of the community outdoor pools in Vancouver, the first thing they mention is the...

For many years Hastings Community Pool would be the centre of summer fun for so many children in the neighbourhood. As a child in the...

I wonder how many lives were saved because of the free swimming lessons offered by the Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Province. I...

According to Head Lifeguard Merle English, Hastings pool could accommodate 225 people. In the peak of summer there were always kids lined...

This fuzzy image is one of only two surviving pictures I have of my summer swimming days. It was taken at Mount Pleasant Pool after the...