After 32 years, the waterslide at Saanich Commonwealth Place is being replaced.

Renovations are now underway, along with a major maintenance project that will have parts of the aquatic center closed until late October.

After a two year closure, the Commonwealth pool slide is seeing some action again. It first closed following a review of the slide by engineers and the manufacturer found that replacing it is necessary.

“Well, it’s sort of a pivotal moment. I grew up in Saanich myself and I came to this facility when I was a teenager the week it opened and was very excited to see the new slide. So it does feel monumental to see the slide coming apart,” says Sannich Commonwealth Place facility manager Jennifer Jakobsen.

Once it’s finished there will be some new twists and turns and some u

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