How to Stay Cool Outdoors In the City of Peterborough
/With temperatures rising above 30 C lasting over the next few days, there are several ways to keep cool this summer.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The drop-in program at Trinity Community Centre, 360 Reid St., is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for individuals to access resources, community connection and systems navigation support. The overnight program is open 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Outdoor water bottle filling stations are available at City facilities in the following locations:
Quaker Foods City Square, 215 Charlotte St.
Eastgate Park, 2150 Ashburnham Dr.
Peterborough Marina, 92 George St. N.
Beavermead Park washroom facilities, 2011 Ashburnham Dr.
Rogers Cove washroom facilities, 131 Maria St.
Water bottles can also be refilled inside the following City facilities during hours of operation:
Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St.
Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Dr.
Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd.
Kinsmen Civic Centre, 1 Kinsmen Way
Social Services office, 178 Charlotte St.
Miskin Law Community Complex, 271 Lansdowne St. W.
Beavermead Beach is currently not supervised. Lifeguard supervision begins on Saturday and continues daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Aug. 31.
The beach at Rogers Cove will not be supervised by a lifeguard this year but will continue to be maintained by the City of Peterborough.
Peterborough Public Health monitors the water quality at Beavermead Beach and Rogers Cove.
Splash pads are open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The splash pad at Riverview Park and Zoo is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Splash pad locations:
Rogers Cove, 131 Maria St.
Nicholls Oval Park, 725 Armour Rd.
King Edward Park, 455 George St. S.
Turner Park,673 Chamberlain St.
Hamilton Park, 575 Bonaccord St.
Barnardo Park, 955 Barnardo Ave.
Kinsmen Park, 1 Kinsmen Way
Riverview Park and Zoo, 1300 Water St. N.
A water feature also exists at Quaker Foods City Square, 215 Charlotte St.
