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Why Vernon's waterslides remain curtailed, 1 week after planned opening

  • A Vernon water park is experiencing financial struggles due to permitting delays, requiring refunds for thousands of tickets, as mentioned by Chris Steunenberg, the owner of Splashdown.
  • Chris Steunenberg criticized the permitting process as a 'completely unjust withholding', describing it as improperly communicated and financially damaging for the park.
  • Kate Parker of Technical Safety BC noted the necessity for proper maintenance documentation to avoid incidents, mentioning a past injury at Bridal Falls connected to the River Riot slide model.
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Why Vernon's waterslides remain curtailed, 1 week after planned opening

Splashdown is open but with six of its main slides shut down. Its owner and the regulator withholding the slide permits have differing accounts of what has led to the curtailment

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Penticton Western News broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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