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Montreal waterfront plan to feature swimming area in Old Port

Harbourfront pools, inspired by Copenhagen's floating baths, are coming to the Clock Tower beach in Montreal's Old Port.

City also unveils plans to renaturalize rivers and improve access to Rivire des Prairies

The city of Copenhagen opened it's first floating bath in 2003, in the "Islands Brygge harbourfront area, with promenades and platforms for sunbathing and diving. (Wikimedia Commons)

Mayor Denis Coderre has unveiled the citys waterfront plan, which includesCopenhagen-inspired swimming areasin the Old Port.

The swimming area at the Clock Tower, one of the highlights of Montreals waterfront plan, takes inspiration from the urban beaches inCopenhagen, New York, Berlin and London.

It's not clear exactly what the Montreal version would look like, but options includeafloating barge along the waterfront with a chlorinated swimming pool, or a less expensive version would be aswimming enclosure in the river, that protects swimmers from the current.

The top choice for the floating pools is at the base of the Clock Tower beach in the Old Port. (Vieux Port Montreal)

Right now, the top choice for location is at the Old Port'sClock Tower beach.

Coderre unveiled several other programs as a part of Montreal's waterfront plan, including:

  • New beaches in Verdun and Rivire-des-PrairiesPointe-aux-Trembles.
  • A program aimed at improving access to the Rivire des Prairies.
  • A program to help support local initiatives aimed at outdoor activities.
  • Renaturalization of the rivers, collection of runoff and focus on green infrastructure.

The work is expected to be completed by 2017 for the citys 375th anniversary.