Splashifax has announced plans to open a giant outdoor water park in the capital this summer, with dates to be announced “in the coming days”. “We are pleased to license space from the city of Ottawa, we can not thank the city council and many city officials who have worked with us in recent months to get to this point,” said Splashifax Waterparks CEO, Kristina Lemieux. release of media. Splashifax says it is working with the city to finalize the details, including the exact location, and open this summer. According to the Splashifax website, the water parks are for adults and children to “dive into the huge, impressive range of obstacles”. “Our sites rain or shine and offer slippery fun with inflatables, inflatables, slides and the giant Unicorn that makes visitors laugh as they fall freely into refreshing waters,” says the Splashifax website. “Experience nature and the wonderful countryside, all while standing wet 20 feet above the water.” The Council approved a proposal by Coun. Matthew Luloff on Wednesday directed staff to work with Splashifax to negotiate and execute a deal to build a water park on Petrie Island Beach. “There is still a lot of work to be done on this file before it has the opportunity to move forward,” Luloff told the council, adding that the water park may not be able to open this summer. In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, General Manager of Recreational, Cultural and Facilities Services Don Chenier said the following steps must be completed before Splashifax can open:
Negotiation and finalization of the Permit Securing Transport Canada approval Completion of the internal traffic of the city for updating the Occupation Permit Splashifax recruitment, staff training certification Validation of staff certification by the Municipality Splashifax submission site security plan, traffic management plan and other requirements
“Additional work is also needed to complete the site stakeholder consultation and to determine the market rate assessment to be applied to the license,” Chenier said.
Splashifax says about 30 jobs will be associated with the water park.
