M E M O   /   N O T E   D E   S E R V I C E

 

 

 

To / Destinataire

Mayor and Members of Council/

Maire et membres du Conseil

File/N° de fichier:  ACS2002-PEO-COM-0012

From / Expéditeur

Dick Stewart, General Manager /

Directeur général
People Services Department /

Services aux citoyens

Contact / Personne-ressource :

Jocelyne St Jean, Director of Community Services Branch / Directrice des Services communautaires

724-4122 ext. 24365, Jocelyne.StJean@ottawa.ca

Subject / Objet

CITY OF OTTAWA WADING POOLS, OUTDOOR POOLS AND BEACH HOURS FOR SUMMER 2002 / HORAIRE DES PATAUGEOIRES, PISCINES EXTÉRIEURES ET PLAGES DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA POUR L’ÉTÉ 2002

Date: 2 July 2002 /

           Le 2 juillet 2001

 

 

 

 

 

PURPOSE

 

This report provides Committee and Council with information about the operation of wading pools, outdoor pools and beaches for the 2002 season.  It provides information about hours of operation to support the family-friendly hours directive of Council during the 2002 budget deliberations.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The City of Ottawa will offer outdoor aquatics programming at 60 wading pools, nine outdoor pools and three beaches for the 2002 season.

 

Overview of Wading Pool Program

 

Seasonal Recreation staff within City Wide Programs of the Community Services Branch will directly operate 49 wading pool sites and assist with the operation of the other 11 (4 Purchase of Surface and 7 complex sites).  Seasonal Recreation will monitor all wading pool and park sites ensuring programs adhere to corporate guidelines and provincial regulations.  Each Recreation Programmer will be responsible for an average of 12 sites.

 

 

information previously distributed

to be listed on health, recreation and social services committee agenda 28 –

18 July 2002
information distribuée antérieurement

à inscrire à l’ordre du jour 28 du comité de la santé, des loisirs et des services sociaux –

le 18 juillet 2002

 

 

Opening of wading pools is staggered between 27 June and 4 July to maximize the season.  A larger number of pools, thirty-two, will open on 27 June, one week earlier than last year, to maximize the wading pool season.  These pools will remain open until 22 August to accommodate loss of wading pool staff during the last week of August.  The remaining twenty-eight wading pools will open 4 July and remain open until 29 August.  Daily hours of operation and total number of open days have been increased as a result of the $200,000 in additional operating dollars approved by Council on 27 March 2002. 

 

Fifty-one wading pools will be open seven days a week.  The nine remaining pools will be open five days a week.  This represents a combined 464 additional open days and an increase of 1,760 open hours for City wading pools.  The nine pools that will be open five days per week are smaller pools, located in close proximity to other pools with low attendance rates as compared to other wading pools.  To maximize the increased budget for wading pools the selection of the fifty-one pools to be open seven days per week was based on past attendance levels.  For detailed information about open days and hours of operation refer to Attachment 1: 2002 Wading Pool Schedule.

 

In circumstances of unusual weather conditions the following procedures will be followed:

 

·         The wading pool and park will be supervised only until the pool is drained if normal programming is interrupted during the day by inclement weather conditions.

 

Information regarding decisions based on weather conditions is available by calling 580-2590.

 

Special Events and Sponsors

 

The Seasonal Recreation office has been successful in securing a number of sponsors to complement the delivery of the wading pool program.  Cognos sponsored staff shirts, Sirius Consulting sponsored hats, Bell Mobility sponsored cell phones and Surgenor GMC Truck Center loaned the program a cargo-van to deliver the park equipment.

 

The Wading Pool Program Special Events Team, in cooperation with community associations, will be hosting over 60 special events across the City this summer.  Attachment 2 is a list of the 2002 wading pools special event dates and park locations.

 

 

Overview of Beach Program

 

The City of Ottawa operates three supervised beaches:  Britannia, Mooney’s Bay and Westboro.  The season commences with a pre-season opening on the second weekend of June.  The official season begins the third Saturday of June and continues until the fourth Sunday of August.  All beaches are supervised daily between noon and 7:00 pm.

 

Two options were considered as possible means to increase the number of family-friendly hours available to beach users.  Option one was the extension of the hours of operation from 7 pm to 8 pm daily.  Option two was an earlier opening of Beaches from 11 am instead of noon on Saturdays and Sundays.  See Attachment 3: Beach Locations and Hours of Operation.

 

Option one was determined to be unsafe due to the level of the setting sun in the sky.  The lower the sun, the more extreme the glare, resulting in a blinding mirror effect that makes it virtually impossible for lifeguarding staff to see swimmers.  From June 15 to Aug 25 sunset times range from 7:53 to 8:53.  Based on the levels of the sun in the setting sky and the associated glare, extension of the supervised hours would result in an inability of lifeguard staff to supervise the beach.

 

Option two has cost implications of approximately $7,440 and would increase supervised beach hours by 744 hours for the season.  Option two will be implemented for the 2002 season.  Beach attendance for the 2002 season will be monitored to assess the attendance level at various times of day and the feasibility of offering additional hours of operation for the 2003 season. 

 

Overview of Outdoor Pool Program

 

During June and early July, there is enough available daylight to operate a public swim to approximately 8:30 pm.  Two City of Ottawa pools, Genest and Bearbrook, have sufficient outdoor lighting to support these pools being open until 9:30 pm and 10 pm respectively.  Based on community usage patterns these pools offer a mix of aquatics programming and public swimming.  Lighting at other pools would need to be enhanced to support increased hours of operation past 8:30 pm.  A black disk rests on the bottom of the pool and the pool must close when lifeguards can no longer see this disk clearly, this usually occurs between 8:00 and 8:30 pm over the summer months.  See Attachment 4: Outdoor Pool Locations and Hours of Operation.

 

Pools are only closed when rain is so hard as to impair vision of the bottom of the pool.  Pools are cleared during thunderstorms but staff remain on duty to re-open the pool 20-30 minutes after the thunder and lightening has subsided.  Pools remain open unless the temperature falls below 16 degrees Celsius.

 

In previous years some pools have closed after 15 to 30 minutes of public swim time if attendance is low.  Through a Community Services Branch directive all outdoor pools will remain open during posted hours, attendance will be monitored and hours of operation for the 2003 outdoor pool season will be scheduled based on the 2002 attendance levels.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

 

Attachment 1:  2002 Wading Pool Schedule

Attachment 2:  2002 Wading Pool Special Events

Attachment 3:  Beach Locations and Hours of Operation

Attachment 4:  Outdoor Pool Locations and Hours of Operation

Attachment 1: 2002 Wading Pool Schedule

 

Park

Address

*Start

Days Closed 2002

Operating Hours **

Agincourt

1269 Albany

B

 

2

Alda Burt

1816 St. Laurent Blvd.

B

 

2

Alexander

960 Silver

A

 

2

Alta Vista

1309 Randall

B

 

1

Alvin Heights

349 Claremont

A

 

2

Balena

1640 Devon

A

 

2

Baribeau

130 Landry St

A

Sat / Sun

3

Bel Air

2149 Berwick

A

 

2

Bellevue Raven

1500 Larose

B

 

2

Bellevue Manor

1520 Caldwell Ave.

A

 

1

Bingham

145 Cathcart

B

 

2

Brantwood

120 Clegg

B

 

1

Britannia

2805 Carling Ave.

A

 

2

Canterbury

2185-2189 Arch St.

A

 

2

Carleton Heights

1665 Appledorn Ave.

A

 

2

Cecil Morrison

1332 Avenue N

B

Mon / Sat

3

Champlain

140 Carleton Ave.

A

 

1

Chaudiere

68 Elm St.

B

 

2

Dutchies

154 Mann Ave.

B

 

1

Elizabeth Manley

1261 Blohm Dr.

A

 

1

Ev Tremblay

108 Beech

B

 

1

Frank Ryan

950 Alpine

A

 

2

Greenboro

363 Lorry Greenberg

A

 

1

Hampton

645 Parkview

B

 

1

Harrold Place

1 Harrold Pl.

B

Wed / Sat

3

Hawthorne

2139 Tawney

B

Tues / Sun

3

Heron

999 Heron

A

 

2

Iona

223 Iona

A

Wed / Sun

3

Jules Morin

40 Cobourg St.

A

 

1

Kingsmere

2074 Benjamin

A

Wed / Sun

3

Kiwanis

395 Levis St.

A

 

2

Lansdowne

955-1015 Bank St.

A

 

1

Lions

294 Elmgrove

B

Sat / Sun

3

Lisa

6 Lisa

B

 

1

McKellar

Wavell

A

 

2

McNabb

435 Bronson Ave.

A

 

1

Meadowvale

1205 Trenton

B

 

2

Michelle Heights

2955 Michelle Dr.

B

 

1

Nault

325 St-Denis St.

A

 

1

Optimiste

43 Ste-Cecile St.

A

 

2

Overbrook

33 Quill

B

 

1

Owl

185 Owl Dr.

B

Sat / Sun

3

Parkdale

366 Parkdale

B

 

2

Parkway

2095 Kingsley

B

 

2

Pauline Vanier

1015 Harkness

A

 

2

Plouffe

130 Preston

A

 

2

Pushman

1270 Pebble

B

 

2

Reid

40 Reid

A

Tues.

3

Rideauview

960 Eiffel

A

 

2

Ridgemont

1990 Cochrane

B

 

2

Ruth Wildgen

1099 Grenon Ave.

A

 

1

Sandy Hill

250 Somerset St. E.

A

 

1

St. Laurent

714-716 Morin St.

A

 

1

St. Lukes

166 Frank St.

A

 

1

St. Paul’s

469 Donald St.

A

 

2

Strathcona

25 Range Rd.

B

 

2

Westboro

411 Dovercourt

July 2

 

1

Weston

955 Pleasant Park

A

 

2

Windsor

18 Windsor

A

 

2

Woodroffe

180 Lockhart

B

 

1

 

* A =    JUNE 27 -   AUG 23

                                         **

MONDAY - FRIDAY

WEEKENDS

   B =    JULY 4 -     AUG 30

                                           1                           

July :   9am –  8pm

10am – 6pm

 

 

Aug:    9am –  7pm

 

 

                                    2 & 3        

July:    10am - 7pm

10am – 6pm

 

                                               

Aug:    10am - 6pm

 

Attachment 2:  Wading Pool Program Special Events Schedule 2002

 

 

Date

Rain Date

Park Name(s)

Major Events

Monday      July 1

 

Rideau View

 

Thursday    July 4

Friday July 5

Lansdowne

Opening Event

Saturday     July 6

 

Parkdale

 

Monday      July 8

 

Jules Morin / Heron

 

Tuesday      July 9

 

Alexander / Alvin Heights / Westboro

 

Wednesday July 10

 

Baribeau / Kiwanis /

Nault / Optimiste

 

Thursday    July 11

Friday July 12

Bel Air

Ö

Monday      July 15

 

Michelle Heights / Dutchies

 

Tuesday      July 16

 

Ridgemont / Iona

 

Wednesday July 17

 

Alta Vista / Agincourt

 

Thursday    July  18

Friday July 19 (St. Lukes)

Brantwood

CHEO Charity Event

Friday         July  19

 

Carleton Heights

 

Monday      July  22

 

Bingham / Frank Ryan

 

Tuesday      July  23

 

Sandy Hill / Plouffe

 

Wednesday July  24

 

Champlain / Canterbury /

McNabb

 

Thursday    July  25

Friday July 26 (McKellar)

St. Laurent

Ö

Friday         July  26

 

Owl

 

Monday      July  29

 

Alda Burt / Lions

 

Tuesday      July  30

 

Cecil Morrison / Britannia

 

Wednesday July  31

 

Pushman / Meadowvale

 

Thursday    Aug  1

 

McNabb

Youth Event

Friday         Aug  2

 

Hawthorne / Reid / Bel Manor

 

Tuesday      Aug  6

 

Ev Tremblay / Harold Place

 

Wednesday Aug  7

 

Ruth Wildgen / Greenboro /

Chaudiere

 

Thursday    Aug  8

Friday Aug 9

Hampton

Arts & Culture Event

Friday         Aug  9

 

Pauline Vanier

 

Monday      Aug  12

 

Lisa / Windsor

 

Tuesday      Aug  13

 

Weston / St. Pauls

 

Wednesday Aug  14

 

Bel Raven / Strathcona

 

Thursday    Aug  15

Friday Aug 16

Elizabeth Manley

“Thanks To Our Sponsors” Event

Saturday    Aug  17

 

Kingsmere

 

Monday     Aug  19

 

Woodroffe / Balena

 

Tuesday    Aug   20

 

Overbrook / Parkway

 

 

Attachment 3: Beach Locations and Hours of Operations

 

Beach

Location

Existing Hours of Operation

Extended Hours of Operation

Additional Hours

Britannia

2805 Carling Avenue (near Pinecrest) 

Mon - Sun

Noon - 7 pm

Mon - Fri

Noon - 7 pm

Sun, Sat

11 am - 7 pm

2 hours per week

Mooney’s Bay

2690 Riverside Drive (near Walkley)

Mon - Sun

Noon - 7 pm

Mon - Fri

Noon - 7 pm

Sun, Sat

11 am - 7 pm

2 hours per week

Westboro

1 Ottawa River Parkway (near Kitchissippi Lookout)

Mon – Sun

Noon - 7 pm

Mon - Fri

Noon - 7 pm

Sun, Sat

11 am - 7 pm

2 hours per week
Total Additional Hours for 2002 Season

66

 

 

Attachment 4: Outdoor Pool Locations and Hours of Operation

Pool

Location

Existing Hours of Operation

Extended Hours of Operation

Additional Hours of Operation

Genest

43 Ste-Cécile

Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri

7 am – 9:30 pm

Tues

11:30 am – 9:30 pm

Sat, Sun

Noon - 8 pm

No further extension possible

N/A

Bearbrook

2679 Innes Road

Mon, Wed, Fri

6am - 10pm

Tues, Thurs

8am -10pm

Sat, Sun

10am - 10pm

No further extension possible

N/A

Crestview

56 Fieldrow

Mon- Fri

10 am - 8 pm
Sat, Sun

1- 6 pm

Mon- Fri

10 am - 8:30 pm

2.5 hours per week

Entrance

2 Eaton Road

Mon- Fri

10 am - 8 pm
Sat, Sun

1- 6 pm

Mon- Fri

10 am - 8:30 pm

2.5 hours per week

General Burns

107 Chesterton Drive

Mon- Fri

10 am - 8 pm
Sat, Sun

1- 6 pm

Mon- Fri

10 am - 8:30 pm

2.5 hours per week

Beaverbrook

2 Beaverbrook Road

Mon

10 am - 7:30 pm

Tues, Thurs

9 am - 8:30 pm

Mon - Sun

10 am - 8:30 pm

 

10.5 hours per week

Katimavik

64 Chimo Drive

Wed, Fri

9 am - 7:30 pm

Wed, Fri

9 am - 8:30 pm

 

Glen Cairn

186 Morrenic Road

Sat, Sun

1 - 5 pm; 6 - 8 pm

Sat, Sun

1 - 8:30 pm

 

Corkstown

61 Corkstown Road

Mon - Fri

10 am - 8 pm

Sat, Sun

1 - 6 pm

Mon - Fri

10 am - 8:30 pm

Sat, Sun

1 - 8:30 pm

2.5 hours per week

Total Additional Hours for 2002 Season (8 weeks)

164