The City of Montreal will be spending more than a million dollars to upgrade the fences around all of its municipal pools.
Last July, 15-year-old Mohamed Ndimurwanko was found unconscious floating in the pool at the Marcellin-Wilson complex on Dudemaine St. in Cartierville at about 11:00 P.M. on a Saturday night.
Investigators believe Ndimurwanko climbed the fence and gained access to the pool.
Following the drowning the city conducted an audit of its facilities. According to La Presse the City found in 62 of its 74 outdoor pools the fences protecting them did not meet proper standards.
The problem: the chain links are too big.
Public safety regulations require fences surrounding public pools should be 1.20m high with chain links no larger than 38 mm (1.5 in).
In order to ensure the replacements are in place for the hot summer months work is expected to begin in February.