A name has been chosen for the new gym and swimming pool in Saugeen Shores.

Town council endorsed naming it after the family that kicked off the fundraising effort currently making the facility’s construction a reality.

It will be called the Pryde Aquatic and Wellness Centre after Brad and Kathy Pryde. They started the fundraising with a $1 million donation back in 2023.

The Prydes are the founders of the PRANCE therapeutic equestrian program in town. The Town says they have also been instrumental in building several woodland trails between Port Elgin and Southampton.

Vice Deputy Mayor Mike Myatt said a few words at Monday night’s meeting, noting, “The community, I think, at large really sincerely appreciates all that Brad and Cathy Pryde have done for this community.”

Mayor Luke Char

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