Councillor Kavanagh’s office contacted the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural & Facility Services on our behalf, and he reconfirmed that this wading pool would be open July 2^nd.  He added that they planned to paint the wading pool June 27^th, and water will be activated and tested June 28.  Barring any unforeseen issues, it should be ready for the planned opening of July 2.

Update – 2019-07-02 @ 2:40pm:

I was notified by a community member that the wading pool at Kingsmere park has not been filled with water, and, there are 3 lifeguards on duty. The lifeguards said the wading pool cannot be filled with water right now because they are waiting for a plumber to look at it.

I notified Councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s office and hope for a response today.

Update – 2019-07-02 @ 3:25pm:

I received a call from Councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s office. I was told that the plumber was called away and would not be available today. They will let me know what day/date the wading pool will open.

In lieu of today, they will open it on Monday, July 8th (when it is normally closed).

FYI – The City of Ottawa posts information about city wading pools here: https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/recreation-and-parks/swimming#wading-pools-summer-only

Update – 2019-07-03 @ 9:55am:

I received a call from Councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s office. I was told that the pool would open today per the daily schedule after missing the original planned opening date yesterday.