▁would ▁“ fit ▁into ▁the ▁overall ▁park ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁along ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁zoo , ▁and ▁the ▁golf ▁courses ▁and ▁other ▁pic nic ▁areas ”. ▁The ▁dig ging ▁of ▁the ▁man - made ▁la kes ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁but ▁had ▁few ▁facilities . ▁The ▁official ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁May f air ▁Park ▁was ▁on ▁Domin ion ▁Day , ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁for ▁Haw re lak , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ed mont on . ▁ ▁A men ities ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁river ▁valley , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁S ask atch ew an ▁River . ▁R ented ▁p addle bo ats ▁are ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁artificial ▁lake ▁during ▁summer . ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁for ▁public ▁sw imming , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁sw imming ▁portion ▁of ▁events ▁when ▁Ed mont on ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁IT U ▁World ▁Tri ath lon ▁Championship , ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁annual ▁IT U ▁World ▁Tri ath lon ▁Series . ▁In ▁the ▁winter , ▁the ▁lake ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁sk ating ▁r ink . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁City ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁Park s , ▁the