City's Public Facilities to Close at 4:00pm Today

 City’s Public Facilities to Close at 4:00pm Today

 Prince Albert, Sask. –

Prince Albert’s Emergency Operations Centre met today to review developments on the COVID-19 measures over the last 24 hours. The decision has been made to close all non-essential public facilities at 4:00pm today. Although there are no recommendations from Saskatchewan Health to shut down public facilities, low attendance and the need for caution led to the decision.

“We’ve had a chance to meet with our emergency response staff and to communicate the change in service to our employees,” said Jim Toye, City Manager. “This was a difficult decision but one that will allow us to focus our attention on our essential services.”

The City provides a number of essential services. Some of those services are important for our operation and others for the public. Please see below for the status of each City facility.

Facilities and Services that Remain Open

Cemetery
Airport (some flights have been cancelled by the airlines, visit www.princealbertairport.com for arrivals and departures)
Landfill
Garbage and Recycling Pick-up Continues
Transit

Facilities with Partial Closures to the Public

At this time, City Hall will accommodate all normal business activities but there may be limited access in certain areas and changes to regular payment procedures.  As much as possible, everyone is encouraged to do business over the phone or online.

Facilities Closed to the Public

Alfred Jenkins Field House
Frank J Dunn Pool
Kinsmen and Steuart Arenas and Ice Removal Closed for the Season
Art Hauser Centre (Ice remains in for now)
Community Clubs including Halls and Warm up Shacks
EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts
Cosmopolitan Lodge
Margo Fournier Centre
Old Log Cabin at Little Red
Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre
Prince Albert Arts Centre
Museums including the Prince Albert Historical Museum
John M Cuelenaere Public Library
Tourism Office
Mann Art Gallery
Municipal Service Centre
Old City Yards
Water Treatment Plant
Waste Water Treatment Plant
Fire Hall
Pro Shop at the Cook Municipal Golf Course

Refunds

Information on membership and program balances and refunds for City arts and recreation facilities will be posted on each facilities page on the city website (www.citypa.ca) and on social media within 24 hours.

For information on the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts shows please see www.earc.ca.

There are two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan and 6 presumptive positive cases. There are no reported cases in Prince Albert.

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For more media inquiries please contact:

Jim Toye
City Manager
Phone: 306-953-4395

Jody Boulet
Director, Community Services
(306) 953-4800