With temperatures in and around Moose Jaw set to hit the 30 C mark this week and a weekend filled with sunshine on the horizon, the city has announced that spray parks throughout the city will reopen as of Thursday, June 25.
The announcement came as restrictions due to COVID-19 are rapidly being rolled back in the province as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, which moved to Phase 4.2 on Tuesday.
The water will be turned on at all four facilities on Thursday, which is expected to be cloudy and 24 C. But expected plenty of smiling faces and screaming youngsters all weekend if you’re in the neighbourhood: 29 C and sunny on Friday and 30 C and sunny on Saturday.
Four parks can be found in Moose Jaw, with the Crescent Park Spray Park located next to the Phyllis Dewar pool on the 200 block of Fairford East; the 1996 Summer Games Spray Park on the 700 block of 16th Ave SW, the Elgin Park Spray Park at 8th Avenue NW and Hall St. W and the newest of the bunch, the Co-Op East End Spray Park at 9th Avenue NE and Ominica St. E.
Outside of the common-sense restrictions in place such as staying home if sick and maintaining social distancing between households and extended households to two metres, the city is also asking patrons to avoid overcrowding if at all possible – gathering sizes are currently restricted to 30 outdoors province-wide, although that could change in the near future depending on further guidelines from Sask Health.
Other advisories include:
- Families carry hand sanitizer when visiting public spaces.
- Limit gathering with other people when entering and leaving the park and supervising children playing. (e.g. paths, benches, picnic areas)
- If the spray park is busy, come back when it’s not as busy or use another play area.
- Practice proper hand hygiene.
- Reduce physical contact with spray features wherever possible.
- Children should be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian, and reminded not to touch or contact others.
The Phyllis Dewar outdoor pool and city paddling pools will not reopen in 2020.
More information on opening indoor recreation and cultural facilities, including the Sportsplex Indoor Pool, Kinsmen Arena, Pla-Mor Palace, Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, Cultural Centre and Mosaic Place will be released in the coming days.
Be sure to click here for a further look at Phase 4.2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.
