Talisman Centre fully reopens after Calgary floods

The Talisman Centre on Macleod Trail is now fully open months after flooding in Calgary caused an estimated $10 million in damages.

• Talisman Centre flood repairs nearly complete

While the pool opened in August and thedrylandside of the facility opened in July, the competition pool, teach pool, dive tank and steam room havenow been reopened.

This year, more than ever, we want to say thank you to our customers, staff, tenants, partners and hundreds of contractors and engineers, said Jeff Booke, CEO of the Talisman Centre, in a release.

They were with us as we proudly celebrated our30thAnniversary, but also as we faced closures and many unknowns due to one of the worst floods in Albertashistory. And although we temporarily lost some square footage we never lost heart and neither did they.

The dive tank closureprovided the opportunity to renovate the 10-metre tower andinstall a new three-metre dive platform.

The improvement will allow formore training space and the ability forsynchronized dives.

Facility operators arepromising "an even better experience than before" for its 5,000 members and 3,700 sport partner athletes."