The City of Estevan works hard every year to open up the paddling pools in the community. 

"We work with Public Health every year to open up the four paddling pools and stay with in all the regulations and guide lines required. We've been really lucky to have facilities like this in the City of Estevan. They're free of charge to the community, we pride ourselves on that. We have great partnerships with local businesses, we work hard to use the grants that are supplied to keep the parks free and we've had to make some changes in order to keep up with the times. One of the biggest changes we've had this year is we had to life guard two out of the four facilities in order to meet what the Public Health standard is considering a paddling pool, which is a body of water that is less than 24 inches," explained Erin Wilson the Pools and Programs Manager for the City of Estevan. 

"We're always thinking of ways to increase the use of facilities that we have with the City. We are excited to be able to have two splash pads present in our community. The conversations are always present when it comes to budgeting and we're working with Public Health to come up with a plan on what best suits the needs and requirements so that everyone can have a win win." 

Filling and draining pools can become expensive. 

"Filling and draining pools have an expense on their own and that's why you could see when the weather turns a little bit chilly we are hesitant to fill the pools, because we don't want to waste any water. With this hot weather we can't keep the pools filled fast enough, weather like this you really find how blessed you are to be able to go to an outdoor facility and cool off from that hot air," shared Erin.

"We find the paddling pools are really well attended when the weather is so hot and sunny. We find lots of family's and kids enjoying the outdoor facilities, we're so lucky to have an outdoor facility."