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City hall seems to be speaking out both sides of its corporate mouth by trumpeting the Community Wellness Plan while making exercise programs for many residents, and particularly seniors, financially out of reach.

Members of the community and social services committee refused this week to overturn a previous decision cancelling the all-inclusive Active Living Plus pass at city recreation facilities.

Three dozen seniors attended the committee meeting, hoping to sway committee members to revisit the issue.

Their spokesperson, Leslie Snell, made an impassioned plea. She noted in 2011 the pass cost almost $498 and allowed pass-holders unlimited access to aquafit and land fitness classes.

Taking the same classes she took last year without the all-inclusive pass, Snell told the committee, would cost her almost $2,900.

Colleen Clack, acting general manager of arts, culture and entertainment, said the passes were a money-loser for the city and led to scheduling issues, because pass holders could register for a class and then not show up since there would be no financial penalty for missing it.

The all-inclusive passes have been replaced by a punch pass system, which lets users pay for visits on a “bulk” basis and will result in a savings for more casual users, Clack told the committee.

The real difficulty here seems to be that the city did not communicate the changes with the current pass holders before the changes came into effect at the beginning of January.

“You’ve ignored your most faithful users,” Snell told the committee, calling the decision “exceedingly unfair.”

We accept there may have been administrative challenges associated with the all-inclusive pass program.

But with an aging population, and renewed focus on keeping that population active, initiatives that promise to erect barriers to exercise should be avoided almost at any cost.

It’s curious that a staff report put before committee members noted the move supports a goal of the corporate strategic plan to create “a healthy and safe community.”

On its face this direction appears contrary to that goal.

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