#Government
Target:
markham city council and commissioner of community & fire services
Region:
Canada

Markham Milliken Mill Community Centre informed that public in September 2018 regarding the renovation of swimming pool shower & washroom facilities and the swimming pool will be closed for the summer for the renovation.

The renovation is the ongoing life cycle funding of $1.3 million allocated to replace aging facilities. The end result is the existing gender based washroom & shower facilities will become gender neutral shower and gender based washroom facilities. The idea is to upgrade the aging facilities and to better use of the space.

The sharing shower facility has good intent to be inclusive to user with gender identity diversity which is also in line with Markham Integrated Leisure Master Plan. However, the sharing show facility also generates much discomfort to existing frequent swimmer for the following reasons :

- sharing shower facility opened the risk of sex predator or the temptation of potential sex predator to other gender
- sharing shower facility made some swimmers uncomfortable showering when one on one with other gender showering
- sharing shower facility supported tiny number of swimmer with special gender need forcing the majority of swimmer to tolerate & to accept other need not with like mind

Should there be special need for gender identity, majority swimmers believe it can be addressed by adding a third unisex shower & washroom facility but forcing them to share is instusive & pervasive.

whereas Milliken Mill Swimming Pool Sharing Shower Facility does not serve any concrete need
whereas Milliken Mill Swimming Pool Sharing Shower Facility does cause many existing swimmer discomfort
whereas Milliken Mill Swimming Pool Sharing Shower Facility does not appeal to the majority existing swimmer

We sign petition to say "NO" to Milliken Mill Swimming Pool Sharing Shower Facility Renovation

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The Say No to Milliken Mill Community Centre Gender Neutral Shower Room petition to markham city council and commissioner of community & fire services was written by alick siu and is in the category Government at GoPetition.