It was hard to say who was more enthusiastic about the return of the annual Legendary Water Fight to 91原创 City鈥檚 Al Anderson pool, Brandon, a grownup who lives a few blocks away from the pool 鈥� or Cody, his young neighbour.

Both families attended the soggy Saturday challenge that pits pool patrons with water guns against 91原创 City fire-fighters armed with high-pressure hoses and a ladder truck.

This is wonderful,鈥� Brandon enthused.

鈥淭his is our first time here.鈥�

Cody just smiled and nodded.

Thanks to pandemic restrictions on public gatherings, it has been three years since there was a water fight, noted pool supervisor Brock Phillips, who dressed up as the villainous Kylo Ren for the Star Wars-themed event.

鈥淚 think not only the community, but our staff as well, have missed these large-scale events so very much and that energy was very clear,鈥� Phillips remarked.

鈥淧eople need a place to congregate and I鈥檓 glad we can do so safely again.鈥�

About 275 registered for the water fight, close to the pool鈥檚 maximum capacity.

After about an hour of in-pool skirmishes with handheld super-soaker guns, or just splashing away by hand, the firefighters arrived with their trucks to drench the participants, who did their best to drench back.

Non-combatants, and there were a few, could watch from the covered stands on the side of the pool. Some lifeguards prepared for the downpour by unfurling umbrellas.

It was a good time for a water fight, as temperatures began to climb over the weekend, and Environment Canada predicted daytime temperatures could reach low to mid-30s Celsius in the week ahead.

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91原创 Township has a list of , , including spray parks, pools, libraries, and the museum.

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More photos from the Saturday water fight can be viewed online at the .