The hope is to have the Decor Splash Pad in Morden Park back in service as soon as possible. "The motor that operates the pump for part of the facility broke down," explained Deputy City Manager Shawn Dias. "Our staff immediately took the pump and the motor to be repaired, ordering parts and ordering a new motor we have been told will be here on Friday (July 31st)." He stressed the City is trying to expedite the process as much as possible, incurring increased costs for shipping, to get the facility up and running as soon as possible. "No one wants the facility to not work, especially when people need reprieve from the heat," noted Dias. "We know how well used it is by the public, and if we had our choice, everything would work all the time, so we could provide that continued level of service to the public. When things break, and we can't provide level of service to the public, staff are concerned and step up to the plate to try to get things fixed as soon as they can." He added staff are at the splash pad daily conducting maintenance such as cleaning the surface, backwashing, chemical checks among other tasks. "It's not going to break in the off season when no one's using it, but definitely we'll know when there's problems, when it's being used and taxed on a regular basis," said Dias who noted the splash pad has been operating for about five years. Safety improvements "gone over really well" After the city received feedback the concrete surface of the splash pad was quite slippery during use, the City made the decision to address those concerns last Fall. "We definitely took public concern over the slippery concrete, and put that into action by putting a non-slip surface on there, which has gone over really well," explained Dias. "I've talked to users in that space, and they definitely appreciate having a bit of padding, but also having a non-slip surface." He stressed having a cooling centre, like the splash pad, in the city during extreme heat events "is invaluable". "Having a place where people can go and cool off is definitely something we want to have in the community, and want to keep maintaining and running on a regular basis." - With files from Robyn Wiebe -