Cool off in Dows Lake! NCC to open new swimming spot in Ottawa on Thursday
You will be able to go for a swim at Dows Lake this summer.
The National Capital Commission will dive into swimming at Dows Lake on Thursday with the opening of a new swimming spot at the recreational dock in the water at Commissioners Park in Ottawa. A media event to launch swimming in Dows Lake will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Swimming had been promoted as a possible option as part of the new recreational dock the NCC opened this summer at Dows Lake.
Dows Lake
The National Capital Commission unveiled its new recreational dock at Dows Lake. There will be chairs for seating and the dock can be used to access the water by a kayak or paddleboard. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)
The dock includes Muskoka chairs and bike racks, and it's a spot to launch non-motorized watercraft like canoes and kayaks.
'The dock will offer space to relax by the water or launch non-motorized watercraft,' the NCC said on its website in May.
'Pending testing results, swimming may be introduced later in the season as an unsupervised activity.'
The dock and safety equipment will cost $240,000.
The Dows Lake swimming location is the latest swimming spot operated by the NCC in Ottawa.
The NCC River House along the Ottawa River offers swimming, with lifeguards on duty on weekends in June and seven days a week during the summer.
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