City of Hamilton opens outdoor pools, kicks off summer programs

HAMILTON, ON – With school out for the summer, residents are encouraged to stay active and cool this season by enjoying the City’s outdoor pools opening tomorrow, June 30 and other outdoor programs such as Fitness at the Park and Supie will begin on July 4.

The community can also take advantage of the open municipal golf courses by booking a tee time or participating in a golf tournament at King’s Forest Golf Club and Chedoke Golf Club. For more information and to book a tee time, please visit www.hamilton.ca/golf.

Outdoor Pools and Wading Pools

The City’s outdoor pools open tomorrow for daily drop-in programs, as weather permits until September 4, at the following locations:

• Ancaster Lions Outdoor Pool
• Birge Outdoor Pool
• Chedoke Outdoor Pool
• Coronation Outdoor Pool
• Green Acres Outdoor Pool
• Inch Park Outdoor Pool
• Parkdale Outdoor Pool
• Rosedale Outdoor Pool
• Victoria Park Outdoor Pool
• Walker Outdoor Pool

Wading pools begin opening on July 4 and will close on August 25, offering free, supervised shallow water areas for children in the following parks:

• Andy Warburton Wading Pool
• Gage Park
• Jesse Patterson (Huntington Recreation Centre)
• Powell Park 

Dundas Driving Park’s wading pool will open from June 26 to September 4.

For more information on operating hours, swim schedules, programming and locations, please visit www.hamilton.ca/outdoorpools.

Supie

The Supie program offers free, supervised drop-in recreation activities for children at neighbourhood parks across the city from July 4 to August 25. Supie offers regular programming at the following parks Monday to Friday from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, weather permitting:

• Alexander Park
• Bruce Park
• Corktown Park
• Fairgrounds Community Park
• Ferris Park
• Lawfield Park
• Mapledene Park
• Meadowlands Park/Travis Carter Playground
• Montgomery Park
• Mountain Drive Park
• Mountview Park
• Myrtle Park
• Paramount Park
• Powell Park
• Trenholme Park
• Veevers Park
• Waterdown Memorial Park
• Winona Park

To provide even more opportunities for youth to stay active outdoors this summer, the pop-up Supie program will continue this year, providing additional morning and afternoon programs at 20 more parks across Hamilton. This year’s continuation of the pop-up program is expanding to include youth facilitators, which will deliver fun, youth-friendly programs as well as employment and leadership opportunities for young people across the city. For full details, schedules and an interactive park location map, please visit www.hamilton.ca/supie.

Fitness at the Park

Free fitness classes will be offered throughout the summer at various outdoor locations and parks across Hamilton.

Programs are led by the City’s Recreation staff and are open to all abilities and ages from July 4 to August 25. For more information on schedules and locations, please visit www.hamilton.ca/fitnessatthepark

Ongoing Recreation Recruitment

The City’s Recreation Division is currently hiring qualified individuals to support programming, including program and facility monitors and advanced skilled instructors. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply at www.hamilton.ca/recjobs.