Fontainebleau offers fun heat relief with new splash pad

A new way to beat the heat has opened at Windsor’s Fountainebleau Park.

Unveiled Friday, a new splash pad joins the park’s existing amenities, which include an accessible playground, a soccer field, a toboggan hill, trails, and a bocce court.

“I’m very happy for the Ward 8 community to enjoy this much-needed splash pad,” said Ward 8 Coun. Gary Kaschak. “A terrific improvement to the parks system for our residents, and I look forward to seeing lots of smiling faces this summer.”

Students from WJ Langlois and William G. Davis elementary schools enjoy the newly installed splash pad at Fountainebleau Park on Friday. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star

The splash pad — a $420,000 capital project and the tenth public splash pad operated by the city — features an array of sprinklers, a playground, and benches.

Fontainebleau Park has a large outdoor-themed accessible playground, a soccer field, a toboggan hill, lit trails, bocce court and a public library.

“We are always looking for ways to re-activate existing spaces, and this installation is just the latest of our local parks improvements that will be completed this summer,” Mayor Drew Dilkens said in a statement. “City council has invested $26 million in parks and recreation throughout the city to provide residents with the quality outdoor facilities they deserve.

“We’re building playgrounds and carving new trails to deliver results that will continue to help build our city up.”

The city’s splash pads are open from 8 am to 8 pm seven days a week, weather permitting, from Victoria Day in May until Thanksgiving in October.

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