All Posts Tagged With: "Leo Lafleur Waterpark"
Admission Costs Reduced at Outdoor Aquatics Centre
Kingstonist has been tracking the redevelopment of the Leo Lafleur Waterpark from the initial public consultation until it’s completion and grand re-opening earlier this summer. After admission and membership prices were posted by the city last Spring, we asked our readers to weigh in on whether the costs were prohibitive or just right. While a [...]
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KFL&A Public Health Issues Level 2 Heat Advisory
With hot, humid weather forecast for the next few days in the KFL&A area, KFL&A Public Health is issuing a Heat Health Warning—the first Level 2 Heat Advisory this year for the KFL&A area. The current weather forecast calls for humidex values to reach a peak of 43 between Wednesday and Friday of this week. [...]
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Weekly Poll: Beat the Heat
Imagine this; a hot blazing sun, sticky legs, sweaty palms and the humidity so high that your hair makes you look like this. We’ve all been there, however the question is what do you do to survive the heat? As much as we may crave for the sun to knock on our door during those [...]
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Canada Day Festivities and Closures
Kingston’s Canada Day celebrations are scheduled for Confederation Park and Grass Creek Park. A list of holiday and road closures follows below. Here’s what is going on: Red & White People Parade: Anyone wearing Canadian red and white is welcome to join this parade which departs from the Metro parking lot (at Barrie and Princess [...]
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Weekly Poll: Leo Lafleur Admission Costs
Now that that snowbanks have receded, we’ve been able to get clear view of the transformation of the Leo Lafleur water park next to the aging Memorial Centre. As you can see from the photo above, construction of the winding water slide is nearly complete, and it gives a great indication of the scale and [...]
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Weekly Poll: Recreational Infrastructure
The dog days of summer may be hard to imagine when it snows in May, but I can already picture myself frolicking around on the new splash pad at City Park in a few months. The splash pad and rink at Market Square, as well as the pending renovations of the Leo Lafleur waterpark and [...]
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Readying for the Plunge
Will they take the plunge? That is the question that faces a city hall committee this week as it prepares to enter the final stage of a nearly three-year debate about whether to build a new aquatic centre in Kingston. Councillors have gone back and forth on the proposed project, at one point asking for [...]
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Everything’s Going Swimmingly
Last Fall, I wrote about the City’s plans to completely overhaul the ageing aquatic facility that’s located beside the Memorial Centre. Presently, the entire grounds around the M-Centre are getting a much needed face lift, while the work will eventually focus on breathing new life into the Leo Lafleur Waterpark. While we were given a [...]
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Leo Lafleur Waterpark Plan
Not that I’m complaining, but there were very few days where we were forced to endure sweltering conditions, and poor air quality this past summer. As someone who stubbornly refuses to buy an air conditioner, I’m constantly gambling my comfort in the name of energy and financial savings. For the most part, I’m able to [...]
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