Vancouver

The City of Vancouver could spend as little as $40 million to keep the existing Kitsilano Outdoor Pool operating for another 15 years — or as much as $300 million to completely replace it with a new facility offering more amenities and designed to last beyond the end of the century.

Those are the bookends of a highly preliminary feasibility study commissioned by the City and Vancouver Park Board to determine the future of the aging waterfront pool, which has reached the end of its lifespan and is increasingly at risk of being exposed to rising sea levels, flooding, and waves.

The completed study outlines three main choices: a $40-million concept that protects the existing pool to extend its lifespan closer to the middle of the century, a $90-million renovation of the existing pool, or a $230-million, brand-new replacement on a different footprint at higher ground within Kitsilano Beach Park. An enhanced version of the complete replacement would add another $70 million, bringing the estimated total to $300 million.

It should be emphasized that these are highly preliminary cost estimates. No option has been selected or funded.