Slide The City

Slide the City could return to Kamloops next year

KAMLOOPS – Even after less than perfect execution, Slide the City could return next year. “We haven’t set our calendar for 2016 yet, but we’re definitely not brushing anybody off the table,” Rachel Thomas, an event director with Slide the City, says. Thomas acknowledges the event began an hour behind schedule. This led to major...

Hundreds hit giant slip and slide in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – The clouds and cool temperatures aren’t deterring the hundreds of people lining up for an epic slip and slide on Hillside Drive in Kamloops today. The much-anticipated Slide the City is in town with its 1000-foot vinyl slide on Hillside between Hillside Way and Notre Dame Drive. There are reports of delays getting...

Kamloops road closure for Slide the City

KAMLOOPS - Slide the City is almost here and with it a major road closure. Hillside Drive will be closed all day this Saturday, July 18, to host the Slide the City event. Slide the City features a massive slip and slide which will cover much of Hillside Drive until Notre Dame Drive. While detour...

Kamloops Slide the City date nears, tickets still available

KAMLOOPS - Late registration tickets are still available to hopefuls who plan to Slide the City on a giant waterslide later this month. On July 18, Hillside Drive between Hillside Way and Notre Dame drive will be closed off to host the event. On the event’s website, tickets are available for a single slide or a...

Slide the City registration opens for Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Want to take a run at the long slip and slide set to grace part of Hillside Drive this summer? Registration opens today, Tuesday, May 26. Slide the City, an American company that tours North America with a giant Slip ’n Slide, will be stopping in about a dozen Canadian cities this summer....

Date set for Slide the City in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The chance to pick up a ticket for this summer's epic slip 'n slide event is coming soon.  The first Slide the City Kamloops will take place Saturday, July 18, and ticket registration opens Tuesday, May 26. The family-friendly event will feature food, drinks, live music and a 1,000-foot water slide covering Hillside...

Location picked for giant Slip ‘n Slide in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – Another step has been taken toward the plan to bring a huge Slip 'n Slide to Kamloops this summer. Slide the City, a U.S. company which tours their giant sections of vinyl to cities across North America, has posted a location for the July event on its website. The giant section of plastic...

Mega ‘Slip’N Slide’ coming to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Get your bathing suits and water guns ready, a 1,000-foot 'Slip'N Slide' type event is coming to Kamloops this summer. Slide the City plans to bring a large vinyl playground the length of three football fields to the Aberdeen area this summer, though a date has yet to be set. The family friendly...