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Coquitlam updates outdoor pool

Just in time for the summer — and the current heat wave — the city of Coquitlam opens the retrofitted Eagle Ridge Pool on Guildford Way

Members of the Coquitlam Sharks Aquatics Club get instruction from a coach Monday afternoon — when the mercury hit 31 C — at Eagle Ridge Pool.

This spring, the 36-year-old outdoor facility underwent an $850,000 retrofit, including work to the pool tank, mechanical room, lifeguard shack, changing rooms, concession, pool grounds and the exterior.

"We are thrilled with the work done on the pool," Sharks president Carl Trepanier said.

Last summer, about 23,000 people visited the city pool; in 2011, it was used as a location during the filming of the movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days."