Most of Hamilton’s spray pads will open for Phase 2
Published June 18, 2020 at 12:24 pm
The City of Hamilton announced that spray pads across the city will now be opening on Friday (June 19).
The City of Hamilton announced that spray pads across the city will now be opening on Friday (June 19).
In a press release sent Wednesday night (June 17), the city said that with the province’s recent announcement allowing Hamilton to enter Stage 2 of its phased reopening, staff have been preparing to safely reopen the city’s spray pads and pools.
Select pools will be opening in July while 65 of the City’s 68 spray pads will be turned on by this Friday.
Due to repairs, the spray pads that will remain closed until further notice are the ones at Myrtle Park, North Central Park, John Rebecca Park, and Green Acres Park.
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To find the spray pad nearest to you, check out the city’s website here.
The following indoor and outdoor pools will open the week of Monday, July 6:
- Ancaster Lions Outdoor
- Coronation Outdoor Pool
- Dundas Driving Park
- H.G. Brewster Pool
- Huntington Park Recreation Centre Pool
- Jimmy Thompson Pool
- Ryerson Recreation Centre
- Sir Winston Churchill Recreation Centre
- Stoney Creek Recreation Centre
- Westmount Recreation Centre
The following outdoor pools will open the week of Monday, July 13:
- Birge Outdoor Pool
- Green Acres Outdoor Pool
- Inch Park Outdoor Pool
- Walker Outdoor Pool
COVID-19 precautions remain in place while using spray pads and pools.
These include:
- keeping two metres of physical distance between yourself and others who aren’t in your “social circle”;
- not gathering in large crowds or groups;
- washing your hands and not using pools and spray pads if you are sick or showing signs of being sick.
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