Take precautions during these hot, hazy, humid days
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Cool down at a City
pool or splashpad – and never leave pets or children in a hot car!
Hot, hazy and humid weather remains in the forecast for Vaughan! While many enjoy these tropical conditions, the City of Vaughan is reminding everyone to take precautions, including drinking plenty of water, dressing for the weather and finding shade. And don’t forget about your furry friends! Never leave pets or children in an unattended parked vehicle and ensure they have fresh water to drink.
Looking
for some ways to keep cool? Visit one of Vaughan’s seven indoor pools, the outdoor
pool or check out one of the 20 splashpads in the community.
Indoor pools
Put on your goggles and flippers and enjoy a swim
session at a community centre pool. The pools have controlled access,
capacity limits of up to 50 per cent where physical distancing permits, scheduled 60-minute pool time blocks and
a 30-minute shutdown in-between swim times for cleaning and sanitization. Spas and diving boards
will be available to use; however, water slides remain closed until further
notice.
Members and residents can register for a recreational or
length swim or aquafitness class four days and two hours in advance.
Non-members and non-residents can register for a swim or aquafitness class two
days and two hours in advance. Pre-registration is required and
available at vaughan.perfectmind.com.
Thornhill outdoor pool
Make a splash at the
Thornhill outdoor pool, located at 26 Old Yonge St. The pool operates at reduced capacity to ensure physical
distancing and traffic-flow control. Pre-registration is
required
to use the pool and can be done at vaughan.perfectmind.com
– walk-ins are not permitted. Residents can register four days and two hours in advance,
and non-residents can register one day and two hours in advance of the
scheduled swim.
All swimmers will be required to pre-pay a single visit
fee for swimming and aquafitness sessions. Children under the age of four are
free. A
non-resident surcharge of 10 per cent is applicable.
Before arriving at the
pool, you are required to complete the Provincial public health self-assessment. Masks must be worn
upon entry, exit, while travelling through the facility, on the pool deck and
in the changeroom. A mask or face covering is not required while in the pool.
Access to changerooms is limited, and users are encouraged to come as prepared
as possible to swim.
Participants can cancel their swim reservations
from their online registration account by clicking ‘My Info”. Refunds will
automatically be issued during poor weather conditions that result in a pool
shut down. For assistance registering,
email RecCSD@vaughan.ca or call
Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281.
Splashpads
Splashpads
are open daily until Monday, Sept. 6, with extended hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The size of each splashpad varies between parks, with larger and more complex
water play areas found in district parks. Here are the locations:
Ward
1
- Crieff Parkette
- Mackenzie Glen District Park
- Maple Airport Park
- Maple Lions Park
- Melville Park
- Secord Park
Ward
2
- Father E. Bulfon Park
- Mapes Park
- McClure Meadows Park
- Sonoma Heights Park
- Vaughan Mills Park
Ward 3
- Anthony Locilento Park
- Chancellor District Park
- Chatfield District Park
- Matthew Park
Ward
4
- North Thornhill Community Centre
Ward 5
- Concord Thornhill Regional Park
- Dufferin District Park
- Wade Gate Park
- Thornhill Green Park
Location
details, including online maps, can be viewed at vaughan.ca/splashpads.
Splashpads are not
supervised or sanitized. The City reminds citizens to continue to follow public
health guidelines from York Region – this includes washing
hands with soap and water, using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and
after visiting parks and wearing a face mask or covering when physical
distancing cannot be maintained.
For more information
about City facilities, please contact Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or accessvaughan@vaughan.ca.
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