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Photos: Aquatics Centre Pool Filled With Water
As Bermuda prepares to host an international field at the 2013 Island Games in July, the pool at the new Aquatics Centre in Devonshire looks to be about completed, and was recently filled with water, a task which took six and a half days. Staff will be trained to manage the pool during the month of April, and the pool is scheduled to be opened in May.... Read more of this article
OBA: ‘Poor Planning’ Of National Aquatics Centre
It “has become obvious” that Government did not have a feasibility study done before it built the Aquatics Centre as it will cost $98,000 to heat per month and will close in the winter months because it is too expensive to heat, OBA candidate C Anthony Francis said. Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney previously said: “Whenever the PLP invests... Read more of this article
OBA: “Aquatics Centre Promise Not Been Met”
[Updated] Government’s promise that the Aquatics Centre would be completed on time and on budget has not been met, OBA candidate C. Anthony Francis said last night. Last year Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney said the project is “expected to be fully completed by September 2012, on time and within budget.” The Aquatics Centre is expected to include... Read more of this article
Sports Minister Updates On Aquatics Centre
The Aquatics Centre will be used by competitive swimmers and also become a major hub for community-based aquatic activities, Minister of Youth, Families and Sports Glenn Blakeney said today. Minister Blakeney said: “Whilst I expect that competitive swimmers will welcome the opportunity to use this marvelous facility, it is very important to emphasize... Read more of this article
Phase 1 Of Aquatics Centre Near Completion
Phase 1 of the Aquatics Centre currently under construction at the National Sports Centre is 85-90% complete according to Sean Tucker the Chairman of the National Sports Centre Trustees. Mr Tucker said, “We are on schedule for completion in early November and once the transformers are put in place we will be able to fill the pool and do the necessary... Read more of this article
Transformer Moved To National Stadium
Yesterday [Aug 20] BELCO transported their new transformers from the docks and delivered them to the Sports Center North Field. The two transformers travelled via flatbed truck, went up Front Street to Queen Street, then along Church Street to Cedar Avenue and then to the Stadium. A BELCO spokesperson explained that the new transformers are sized... Read more of this article
Minister On Aquatic Centre Progress
Minister of Youth, Families and Sports Glenn Blakeney provided an update on the planned Aquatic Centre this morning [Feb.16]. “I am pleased to announce that the National Sport Centre Board of Trustees have commenced preliminary planning with regard to operational programming for the Aquatic Centre,” said the Minister. “Progress on... Read more of this article
Aquatic Centre To Be Completed In 2012
Speaking on Friday [Nov.25] in the House of Assembly, Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney said over $8 million has been spent on the Aquatic Centre thus far, out of the estimated total cost of approximately $18 – 19 million. Minister Blakeney said ground was broken in November 2010, and progress to date has seen “several key milestones achieved.”... Read more of this article
Aquatics: Major Construction Begins Next Month
Preparation of the grounds at the National Sports Centre in Devonshire for the new Aquatics facility has now commenced, with Government saying that construction equipment has been mobilized, excavation is underway, with the work crew endeavoring to prepare the site for major construction to begin in early January 2011. “There has been much headway... Read more of this article
Froud: Current Pool as Scheduled is Flawed
Past President of the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association [BASA] and present BASA member Tab Froud has commented on the planned Aquatic Center saying, “many items are being withheld from the public on the new pool currently scheduled to be built by the NSC Trustees.” Mr Froud went on to say that the “recommendations by BASA have been dismissed... Read more of this article
Aquatics Center Construction To Start Nov 1st
The ground breaking for the Aquatics Center took place today [Oct 21] at the National Sports Center in Devonshire. The facility is expected to take just over 18 months to finish, at a cost in the region of $16 million which the Government has already provided funding for. Premier Dr Ewart Brown, Acting Minister for the Environment & Sports Zane... Read more of this article
