Costco Connection | July | Up Front | Member Poll
MEMBER POLL
ILLUSTRATIONS: STEVEN LAIT
Which do you prefer: beach or swimming pool?
Costco members respond to our poll, posted to Costco's Facebook page
Beach in the morning, pool in the afternoon!
Ashley Chase
That depends. How far is the beach? How far is the pool? What season is it? Is the pool heated? Which is less crowded?
Maureen Shea
Pools don’t have sharks.
Nicole Jonke
Neither. I prefer a nice air-conditioned home or store.
Stéphane Thériault
Pool—only because you don’t have to worry about sand in your personal belongings for weeks after leaving the pool area.
Jessica Elgie
Beach.
Mitch Massia Girard
The beach with nice sand for the kids to play in!
Sandra Coutu
A pool by the beach!
Garth Zacharias
According to a 2018 report, China’s Chimelong Water Park was the world’s busiest water park, with 2.74 million visitors.
ILLUSTRATIONS: STEVEN LAIT
Data dunk
Float your boat with these swim-pressive facts from Toronto Public Library:
- Toronto-born Marilyn Bell became the first person known to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954. She was just 16 years old.
- In 1925, Toronto became home to what was reportedly the world’s largest outdoor public swimming pool. The Sunnyside pool was part of Sunnyside Amusement Park.
- In 1975, the largest pool in Ontario was the newly opened pool in the Petticoat Creek Conservation Area in Pickering. The 1.4-acre pool was advertised as having enough space for 3,000 bathers.
Watch for the poll at Facebook.com/Costco. Or weigh in at connection@costco.com, with subject line "Poll."
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