An ongoing leak at the Midnight Sun Complex (MSC) pool forced the Town of Inuvik to bring in a leak detection specialist last weekend and required closing the pool for three days.

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The pool has been leaking for more than a month, which has caused flooding and slippery conditions in the MSCSA国际影视传媒檚 parking lot. Recently, the town created a snow berm to catch water leaking out of the pool so some of the parking lot could remain in use.

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He said maintenance staff have made some fixes to the pool since the problem emerged, slowing down the leak considerably, but the issue has gone on and required professional advice.

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This leak is not in connection to a previous leak this past summer that saw water escaping into the squash court. That one is thought to be solved. This leak is underneath the pool in an area that is difficult to access.

Hood estimated the final bill for the specialist will be $5,000 or $6,000, which will come out of the townSA国际影视传媒檚 annual maintenance budget for either the pool or recreation complex.

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The town budgets $50,000 per year for repairs and maintenance on the pool.

On Monday, Hood said it appeared that the specialist had identified the problem, but he was waiting for a final report as to what can be done to fix the leak. Once that came in, the town could determine how to go forward.

The report was not available before press time.

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