For more than four decades locals have deemed Aldergrove Lake their community's jewel, but this treasure may soon be lost because Metro Vancouver Parks is recommending it be shut down.
Even though many people think of Aldergrove Lake as just that -- a lake -- under the Health Act it's deemed a swimming pool and Metro Vancouver Parks says it's not meeting the regulations.
"It's at the point where it really needs major renovation or replacement and if that were to occur, we wouldn't be able to comply with the Health Act," Wendy DaDalt of Metro Vancouver Parks told CTV News.
A consultant's report says the lake has numerous problems.
"The report basically states that the liner is cracked. It's a cement liner. And it's leaking water. And that the filtration system that has been in place for a number of years is archaic and would need to be replaced at a significant cost," Langley Coun. Charlie Fox said.
Aldergrove Lake was built in the late 1960s by a local named Harry Keillor who wanted a place for families to camp and swim.
Keillor's widow Joyce Wilson doesn't want to see the lake shut down.
"It was his dream," she said. "I just think it's absurd. There's no reason to close this place down. It should be kept open. It's a valuable place for the whole community."
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Michele Brunoro
