Peachland residents hoping for a new splash pad to cool off this summer will have to wait until next year.

The splash pad was supposed to be completed and opened by mid-June but the opening day was then pushed Canada Day 91裸聊视频� and on Aug. 10, Peachland council heard the park likely won91裸聊视频檛 open until 2022.

Community services director Cheryl Wiebe said BC Hydro crews were on site for assessments, with other materials being delivered this week.

91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檒l see things start to take shape there but we don91裸聊视频檛 have a date for Hydro,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭o be honest, we91裸聊视频檙e hitting a bottleneck point. We91裸聊视频檝e been running fairly short-staffed of late due to illness. We still have a lot of irrigation and landscaping to do after the contractor pulls out.

91裸聊视频淚 am not optimistic that we will be open this year.91裸聊视频�

Wiebe added staff will continue pushing to complete the project as much as they can, aiming for a grand opening in 2022 instead.

91裸聊视频淎s disappointing as that is, stuff happens,91裸聊视频� Fortin said.

91裸聊视频淚t will be good once it91裸聊视频檚 ready next year.91裸聊视频�

Once the washroom is delivered to the area, Wiebe added staff will have to come up with plans for wheelchair accessibility, which will then help the space come together.

She also said a major part of the setback for the project was waiting for which pieces come first and what can be done about them when they come.

91裸聊视频淐OVID hasn91裸聊视频檛 been friendly to us and the challenges with Hydro have certainly been a challenge as well, but we91裸聊视频檙e still moving in the right direction,91裸聊视频� she said.

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