Tuesday October 3, 2023

Flag Status: YELLOW Entry Park CLOSED for the season

Hi Summerside!

As of today Tuesday, October 3,  the Entry Park will now be CLOSED for the season. Office and Park hours remain the same. As a reminder with the fall weather cooling down, there may be an elevated risk due to cold water temperatures.

Therefore, our flags are now flying YELLOW 

As indicated in the information about our new flag system, which can be found on our website, yellow flags mean the following:

Potential elevated risk of using the lake. The lake is open, but please check the SSRA website prior to use for details regarding increased risk, and exercise caution and discretion prior to and/or during use.

If choosing to use the lake we strongly recommend a PFD, reading through the following information, and exercising extreme caution. A reminder that it is used at your own risk.

Please review the following information: (Links also available on our website)
First 10 minutes
Cold water shock
https://csbc.ca/en/cold-water-awareness

Additional information can be found at:
https://www.lifesaving.org/
https://csbc.ca/en/

To find out the current status of the Lake at any time please visit www.lakesummerside.ca > ‘Flags’ > Current Status.

Please note that the details provided here are a summary of the official Rules and regulations, which have been recently adjusted to incorporate the Flag System. Please visit our website for the full details. Full details can be found here: www.lakesummerside.ca > ‘About Us’ > Rules & Regulations.

Stay tuned for any updates via our social media, website, and newsletter. For more information about the Flag System please visit: www.lakesummerside.ca > ‘Flags’ > Information.

If you have any questions, please call the office at 780-497-7558 or the gatehouse at 780-756-677