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Discovery Place - Outdoor Pool

1890 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering ON L1V 6B4 · Pool - Class B

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Inspection summary

Discovery Place - Outdoor Pool has been inspected 4 times by Durham Region Health Department since July 2, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 25, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 4 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pool and spa water quality.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people using the facility. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly cause illness or injury, such as water that is not properly treated.

  • Pool and spa water qualityHigher risk

    For pools, spas and splash pads, inspectors test disinfectant levels, pH and water clarity, and check safety equipment. Water that is not properly treated can spread skin, ear and stomach infections.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 25, 2026. For example: pH is within range of 7.2 to 7.8

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, water-test logs, posted bather rules and emergency procedures. Daily test logs are how operators show the water was checked and treated between inspections.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 25, 2026. For example: Daily records completed, signed and available for viewing

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Pumps, filters, chemical feeders and safety equipment such as lifebuoys, reaching poles and first-aid kits must be present and working. Missing safety equipment can matter a great deal in an emergency.

    Recorded once on June 2, 2026. For example: Safety equipment available and in good repair

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 28, 2025. For example: Minimum amount of make-up water added daily

About this data

These results come from Durham Region Health Department, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

4 inspections

  1. Routine

    2 infractions

    • pH is within range of 7.2 to 7.8
      • Fail to maintain pH within acceptable range
      • Operator to ensure pH is maintained within range of 7.2 to 7.8
    • Daily records completed, signed and available for viewing
      • Fail to record reading of the make-up water meter
      • Fail to record total number of bathers admitted to pool each day
      • Operator to ensure daily records are completed, signed and available for viewing by Medical Officer of Health or Public Health Inspector at any time
  2. Routine

    2 infractions

    • pH is within range of 7.2 to 7.8
      • Fail to maintain pH within acceptable range
      • Operator to ensure pH is maintained within range of 7.2 to 7.8
    • Safety equipment available and in good repair
      • Fail to provide a fully supplied first-aid kit
      • Operator to provide a first-aid kit with contents as prescribed by the Regulation
  3. Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • Minimum amount of make-up water added daily
      • Fail to ensure make-up water (minimum 15 L/bather) is added to the pool daily
      • Operator to ensure minimum make-up water of 15 L/bather is added to the pool daily
    • Daily records completed, signed and available for viewing
      • Fail to record reading of the make-up water meter
      • Fail to record total number of bathers admitted to pool each day
      • Operator to ensure daily records are completed, signed and available for viewing by Medical Officer of Health or Public Health Inspector at any time
    • Other records signed and completed
      • Fail to determine cyanurate stabilization at least 1/week
      • Fail to record water outlet covers inspection (at least once every 30 operating days)
      • Operator to ensure cyanurate stabilization is determined and recorded at least 1/week
      • Operator to ensure water outlet covers are inspected and recorded (at least once every 30 operating days) along with time of day test was completed
  4. Routine

    4 infractions

    • Minimum amount of make-up water added daily
      • Fail to ensure make-up water (minimum 15 L/bather) is added to the pool daily
      • Operator to ensure minimum make-up water of 15 L/bather is added to the pool daily
    • Manual tests conducted at least ½ hour prior to opening: total alkalinity, pH value, free available chlorine, total chlorine or bromine residual and water clarity
      • Fail to conduct manual tests of alkalinity, pH value, free available chlorine, total chlorine or bromine residual and water clarity at least ½ hour prior to opening facility
      • Operator to ensure manual tests conducted at least ½ hour prior to opening for alkalinity, pH value, free available chlorine, total chlorine or bromine residual and water clarity
    • Daily records completed, signed and available for viewing
      • Fail to record Cl (free and total) residual ½ hour before opening & every 2 hour (without automatic sensing device) or 4 hours (with automatic sensing device) while pool open
      • Fail to record pH residual ½ hour before opening & every 2 hours (without automatic sensing device) or 4 hours (with automatic sensing device) while pool open
      • Fail to record reading of the make-up water meter
      • Fail to record total number of bathers admitted to pool each day
      • Fail to record total alkalinity ½ hour before opening and every 2 hours while pool is open (every 4 hours with automatic sensing device)
      • Fail to record water clarity observation ½ hour before opening and every 2 hours while pool is open (every 4 hours with automatic sensing device)
      • Operator to ensure daily records are completed, signed and available for viewing by Medical Officer of Health or Public Health Inspector at any time
    • Other records signed and completed
      • Fail to determine cyanurate stabilization at least 1/week
      • Operator to ensure cyanurate stabilization is determined and recorded at least 1/week

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