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Splash pads opening for the long weekend. Here’s where to go:
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As the warmer weather rolls in, splash pads are opening across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.
City of Windsor splash pads will be open Friday, May 17, weather permitting, in time for the Victoria Day long weekend. They will be open daily (weather permitting) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Windsor locations:
- AKO Park, 4270 Alice Street, adjacent to Constable John Atkinson Memorial Centre with washrooms open during splash pad open times
- Captain John Wilson Splash Pad, 3950 Ducharme Street, washrooms available
- Ford City Splash Pad, in Garry Dugal Park, 1247 Drouillard Road, washrooms available
- Forest Glade Park, 3265 Forest Glade Drive, washrooms available
- Fountainebleau Park, 2960 Rivard Avenue, washrooms available
- Fred Thomas Park, at Windsor Water World, 400 Wyandotte Street East
- Jackson Park Splash Pad, 125 Tecumseh Road East, washrooms available
- Kimmy Lucier Splash Pad, in Mic Mac Park, washrooms located near the little league baseball fields
- Mic Mac Splash Pad, at Mic Mac Pool, 1125 Prince Road, washrooms available
- Realtor Park, 1198 Homedale Boulevard, washrooms available
- Remington Booster Splash Pad, 701 Edinborough Street (operational during outdoor pool hours)
- Wilson Park, 700 McEwan Avenue
All splash pads are free of charge. For more information about summer programs, please visit ActiveWindsor.ca.
Chatham-Kent locations
All Municipally operated splash pads are open from the Victoria Day long weekend through Labour Day long weekend, pending weather.
- Bothwell Optimist Park
- Chatham Kingston Park
- Dresden Kinsmen Park
- Mitchell's Bay Park
- Ridgetown Kiwanis Park
- Thamesville Ferguson Park
- Tilbury Knights of Columbus Park
- Wheatley Area Complex
- Wallaceburg Jaycee Park
- Wallaceburg Colwell Park
- Kingston Park Splash pad shuts down from 12:00 – 12:30 pm and 5:00 – 5:30 pm daily.
- The Blenheim Talbot Trail Splash Pad and Merlin Kinsmen Park are not operated by the Municipality and their operating dates may differ.
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