Laura Dalton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Laura Dalton / Laura Daltonl/Standard-Freeholder “The kids get a kick out of it,” he said.Įllie Renaud, 6, embraced the fun participating in the 2022 giant slip’n’slide on Friday Jin St. The tanker is normally used by the fire department to supply water to pumper trucks in areas where there are no fire hydrants.Ītkinson has been involved with the event for the last 10 years. Andrews West, the tanker truck holds almost 9,500 litres (2,500 gallons). The South Stormont Fire Department set up a stationary nozzle to continuously spray water from a tanker truck to create the homemade water slide.Īccording to Wes Atkinson, district chief of the station four fire station in St. The slide itself was made up of a 20×100-foot tarp weighed down by sandbags on either side. The event had a $2 fee per child, with the funds going back into the summer events program run by the municipality and to cover the cost of supplies. Laura Dalton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Laura Dalton / Laura Daltonl/Standard-FreeholderĪnnabelle McIntosh, one of the university student co-ordinators supervising the activity, said she used to attend when she was younger, and she was happy to be involved again. The annual event was put on by the recreation department of South Stormont in partnership with its fire department who supplied the water.ĭozens of families participated in this year’s giant slip’n’slide on Friday Jin St.
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