More than two dozen seasonal washrooms and fountains in Toronto’s public parks are now open for the season.
Every spring, the city activates more than 2,000 water facilities in its 1,500 parks and green spaces, including washrooms and water fountains, outdoor pools and wading pools, ornamental fountains, community and allotment gardens, irrigation systems, and more than 140 spray and splash pads, which are set to open in mid-May. Toronto’s 90-plus wading pools and 55 outdoor pools are expected to fully open by late June once seasonal lifeguards and attendants are in place.
Last June, former mayor John Tory presented a motion at city council to modernize service in Toronto’s parks by directing staff to ensure seasonal facilities are accessible as soon as possible after winter. He also called for sports fields to be mowed and de-littered sooner. The motion, seconded by Scarborough-Rouge Park Coun. Jennifer McKelvie, was passed on June 15.
Earlier this year, council approved an additional $2.8 million in the budget so that seasonal washrooms and drinking fountains in Toronto’s parks open as soon as weather conditions permit in the spring and stay open later in the fall. Aside from activating 128 seasonal washrooms, Toronto also has 182 standalone park washrooms and 54 winterized park washroom buildings that are open year round.
A map of all of Toronto’s public washrooms, drinking fountains, bottle fillers, and dog fountains can be found online.
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