{"id":224629,"date":"2026-06-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=224629"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:13:28","slug":"babb-family-splash-pad-officially-opens-june-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/babb-family-splash-pad-officially-opens-june-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Babb Family Splash Pad officially opens June 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Township of Lake of Bays is pleased to announce the official opening of the Babb Family Splash Pad at the Lake of Bays Community Centre &amp; Arena in Baysville, marked by a ribbon\u2011cutting ceremony on\u00a0Saturday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the days leading up to the opening, residents may notice the splash pad operating periodically. This activity is part of required system testing, staff training, programming, and balancing to ensure all pumps, return systems, and safety controls are functioning properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immediately following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the splash pad will be fully open and available for public use, just in time for summer fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening celebration will include free refreshments and hot dogs, while supplies last. All are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Babb Family Splash Pad was made possible in part through the generosity of the family of Hager and Edna Babb, in recognition of the importance this community held in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents are encouraged to join the Township on June 20 to celebrate this long\u2011anticipated community amenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the township of Lake of Bays<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Township of Lake of Bays is pleased to announce the official opening of the Babb Family Splash Pad at the Lake of Bays Community Centre &amp; Arena in Baysville, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":224630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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