Who knew foam could be so fun?

A foam party Aug. 8 brought out lots of families to enjoy a warm summer evening with games, emergency vehicles to explore, and treats as the Township looks to hold free summer events in its neighbourhoods.

Aldergrove and Brookswood got the wet event with a party July 11 at Philip Jackman Park with firefighters using their trucks and hoses to spray the crowd, and a foam party Aug. 8 on the Brookswood Secondary grounds.

"Both events went very well from the Township's perspective. We would love to do this again next year and perhaps expand," said Kevin Muirhead, the Township manager of special events.

Both events were well attended.

"There was about 600 people who attended the July 11th Fire Truck Fun night at Philip Jackman Park and about 550 people who attended the August 8th Fire Truck Fun night at Brookswood Secondary School," Muirhead said.

He said these types of community engagement events are very important. 
"This year we tried to engage each neighbourhood with a different event," he explained. "For example: Concerts at Willoughby Community Park every Thursday night (Willoughby), Fire Truck Fun at Philip Jackman (Aldergrove), Movie in the Park at Topham Park (Walnut Grove), Fire Truck Fun at Brookswood Secondary School (Brookswood), and Movie in the Park at James Hill Park (Murrayville)."