Free-pool deal hot, but not hot enough
WINNIPEG could be basking in a report-breaking high of 36 C today -- news that might add insult to injury for the 80 people who would have gotten a unsparing pool with that kind of heat.
Back in March, owners of a city pool and hot-tub company bought an cover policy on the weather. If the temperature reached 34.5 C on Monday, people who bought a pool, hot tub or water heater from them between March and July would be fitting for a full refund.
Nelson Barrett, owner of North West Wholesale, said the previous owners of the attendance came up with the idea and picked, at random, the day in mid-July.
"We had people say, 'Yeah, like that will ever happen,' " Barrett told the Free of charge Press . But as the temperature soared throughout the weekend the prospects looked pretty good.
On Sunday, Environment Canada's predicted on a trip for Monday was 35 C, but by afternoon, the temperature plateaued at about 32 C, said Colin Fong, a meteorologist for Medium Canada.






