Swimming and skating at Coquitlam pools and rinks will cost a few pennies more in the new year.
City council this month okayed the annual hike in fees and charges for city, fire and RCMP services, which are expected to bring in a whopping $190,674 more to the public purse - nearly five times more than predicted in the 2011 budget.
About $45,000 of the revenue is set to come directly from parks, recreation and cultural programs.
In 2012, a single swim pass will cost $2.63 for a child (up nine cents); $3.93 for a student/youth (up 12 cents); $5.36 for an adult (up 13 cents); $3.93 for a senior (up six cents); and $2.63 for a parent and tot each (up nine cents). However, single visits to outdoor pools will be a flat rate of $1.79 next year - for all ages (prices don't include taxes).
Admission rates to the weight room and fitness centre at Pinetree community centre also will be pumped up: $3.66 for a student/youth (up nine cents); $4.91 for an adult (up 13 cents); and $3.66 for a senior (up nine cents).
As well, a skate at the renovated Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex will cost $2.14 for a child (up four cents); $3.17 for a student/youth (up nine cents); $4.24 for an adult (up nine cents); $3.17 for a senior (up a nickel); and $2.14 for each family member (up four cents per person). Skate and helmet rentals will also jump to $2.86 and $1.79, respectively, while skate sharpening will remain neutral at $4.64 (skate and helmet rentals are free of charge for kids aged under three; there is also no charge for ice cleats to adults helping children on the ice).
Meanwhile, the youth rate rental for sports fields and courts will remain at zero - a move that city council passed a few years ago to encourage young people to get more active and make it affordable for minor sports teams to book fields.
In addition, the city will issue new levies for road and sidewalk closure, noise exemption and truck route exemption permits; heritage revitalization; and motorized-vehicle access to Eagle Mountain.
