It was a busy morning at Dauphin Recreation Services, with the expanded reopening of the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre.
Tamara Kolida, Programs & Promotions Coordinator with Dauphin Rec, says there’s been a good deal of excitement in the air.
“Our pool opens today, and I think everyone is excited, and we’re excited to see the parking lot have some cars in there. It’s a good day.”
From June 22 to July 3rd, the pool will be operating on a limited schedule, as staff are testing the waters to see if the current set up allows enough time between programs properly clean and sanitize.
On July 6th, the schedule will open up to things like public swimming, but will be limited to a maximum of 40 people.
“Right now it’s limited, so there’s no public swimming right now because that’s really hard to monitor and clean in between. All of the programs running for the next two weeks are limited.”
Kolida says the hot tub at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre must remain closed at this time.
At this time, the south entrance is the only way into the building — where members have to sign in at the front desk and sanitize before entering the pool.
Swimming Lessons
Over 100 people had lessons cancelled in the spring due to COVID. Those people had first access to signing up for lessons last week. As of Monday, June 22, swimming lesson registration opened up to the public.
Kolida says there are still lots of July swim lessons available for the public, and encourages you to go online to register children.
Splash Park
Due to a mechanical failure, the splash park is closed at Vermillion Park for the foreseeable future.
