Though Environment Canada calls for a cooler week with temperatures right around 20 degress, the Vermillion Park Splash Pad is now open for the season.
Wesley Carnegie, Operations Manager, said it'll be open for a while this year, and because of how things have lined up, they were able to turn on the pipes a lot sooner.
"Right now it's open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, 7 days a week we run it, and it usually goes until September long weekend...actually we're a little bit early this year, usually we open it almost toward the end of school, only because that's kind of when more of the kids go, but this year everything went properly installing, and we had no problems putting it in, so we were able to open it a little bit earlier," said Carnegie.
The Splash Pad is a pretty big deal for the community. It lets families enjoy some fun in the water on a hot day, without having to drive up to the lake. That importance was noticed by the City of Dauphin, who included upgrades to their washrooms in this year's budget. Carnegie said he's very thankful for that inclusion, and even though it'll take a while to upgrade, the City's contributions will go a long way.
"People book birthday parties there, family events on the weekend, it's very important. It is older infrastructure, so stuff does break down, but last year everything ran properly, and this year we're looking for the same thing...I'm looking to do the renovations in September, because they are significant, there's no way we could get them done before actually opening up the park, so we're going to wait until we're done [for the season], so next season there will be significant improvements to the washrooms," said Carnegie.
Once the weather warms up, if you're looking to cool down, you'll be able to do so at the Vermillion Park Splash Pad.
