The Burnaby Lake Aquatic and Arena replacing C.G. Brown Pool is in hot water and will have to be delayed and scaled down from its original plan.

Burnaby has fired its architect for a massive pool and ice arena redevelopment at Burnaby Lake that has come in “significantly over budget.”

C.G. Brown Pool was demolished in April to make way for the new $187-million Burnaby Lake Aquatic and Arena facility at 3676 Kensington Ave.

“Staff has recognized that the project as currently designed cannot be constructed for the approved budget and has decided to abandon the current project and terminate the agreement with project architect HCMA,” states the staff report presented to council at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 28.

City staff now have to make cuts to the project to keep it on budget.

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