Premier Wab Kinew was in Thompson yesterday with a number of NDP ministers to make an announcement at the Thompson Regional Community Centre.

“Today we are announcing an additional 5 million dollars for the pool project to make sure that this thing gets built right away.”

After the announcement, the Premier acknowledged the work and collaboration of the various stakeholders who pushed so hard for Thompson to have a new pool.

He included Mayor Colleen Smook and the city council, Vale Manitoba Operations, Thompson’s current MLA Eric Robinson and also his predecessor Danielle Adams.

Kinew said Danielle’s advocacy for a new pool was a priority during her time in office and he was touched to learn she would be memorialized at the new Aquatic Centre.