Vancouver water parks, outdoor pools open longer during heat wave

The Vancouver park board says it will extend the hours of several outdoor pools and water parks during the heat wave to help people cool off.
Second Beach, New Brighton, Maple Grove and Hillcrest outdoor pools will open an hour earlier at 9 a.m. Kitsilano Pool opens at 7 a.m.
The park board says 14 water parks will also be open longer from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Normally the water parks operate daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Last year, all water parks were modified to push-button operations to conserve