OTTAWA -- The City of Ottawa's wading pools and indoor and outdoor swimming pools will begin reopening next week. The city has announced a "phased approach" to reopening wading pools and swimming pools this summer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capacity will be limited in all pools to encourage physical distancing and to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wading pools Wading pools will open in a phased approach, with the first group of pools opening on July 6 and the second group on July 13.
The city says admission numbers will be reduced in the pools to allow for physical distancing. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools The indoor and outdoor swimming pools will open in a phased approach beginning the week of July 6, with additional pools