Winnipeg, MB - Families will enjoy cooling down this summer at Winnipeg’s newest splash pad. The Transcona splash pad, located at Kildare Avenue and Wabasha Street, is the first phase in what will soon become the Transcona Aquatic Park, the first outdoor water facility of its kind in Winnipeg.
Once fully constructed, the Transcona Aquatic Park will become a landmark in Winnipeg, that is unparalleled elsewhere in the city. The park will include an expanded splash pad, new pool with a beach entry, waterslides, diving boards, a lazy river feature, sundeck, picnic area and event space with site landscaping. There will also be upgrades and improvement to the existing pool including change rooms, windows and mechanical upgrades.
"This splash pad is just the start of what will be an amazing recreation facility for the families of Transcona,” said Mayor Katz. “When the aquatic park is completed, it will be a phenomenal destination for kids of all ages.”
"For many children, the option of going to 'a lake' or 'the cottage' may not exist, yet kids are kids and they deserve a place to play and cool down in our hot summers,” said Councillor Russ Wyatt, "and that's why the development of new, larger and regional outdoor aquatic parks is so important and fills a real need in our city.”
Funds for the $800,000 splash pad came from the sale of City-owned, undeveloped parkland inside the Transcona Ward, which was declared surplus by Council in September 2011. Features of the splash pad include:
- 16 spray features
- Site furniture including picnic tables, benches and waste receptacles
- New fencing and landscaping
- Lawn areas for sitting or picnics near the splash pad
- Pump house with an environmentally friendly recirculating water system
The second phase of the aquatic park will be funded in part through the decommissioning of Roland Michener Arena and associated lands. The entire Transcona Aquatic Park is expected to be completed by 2015.
Prior to 2007, there were no splash pads in Winnipeg for families to enjoy on a hot summer’s day. The Transcona splash pad marks the 12th the City has opened in the last six years with many more splash pads to be built throughout the city in the next few years.
For images of the aquatic park, please visit City of Winnipeg - Transcona Aquatic Park