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The City of Prince Albert continues to refer to the Saskatchewan Re-Open plan as it relates to City services and facilities. Further review is ongoing for the City’s recreation programming and facilities, many of which fall into phases four or five.
“We need to clarify that despite the headline of a local news organization yesterday, the City of Prince Albert has not made any determination on the opening date for facilities,” said Jim Toye, City Manager. “We’ve made assumptions for the purpose of financial forecasting, but no decisions have been made. There are many factors that are unknown and we are committed to doing a full analysis that takes into account not just financial considerations, but the needs of our community. This has been the priority all along. We are taking this one day at a time, just like everyone else, and will make announcements as we learn more.”
Before setting an opening date for Outdoor and Indoor facilities, the following steps have been and will continue to be followed:
- Assess the most current information released from the Province on phases of the reopen plan.
- Confirm the implementation dates from the Province on these respective phases
- Comprehensive review of the facility guidelines that we are required to comply with. This will include additional cleaning, disinfecting, and safety measures.
- The Community Services department will then assess the feasibility of opening by considering the facility guidelines, user group demand for revenue projections, expenses for the additional measures, etc.
- Once a determination is made that the facility will open, we will move forward with finalizing a schedule for our ice plants and set a date for the opening of each Arena, City Hall, Field House, EA Rawlinson centre, Arts Centre, Margo Fournier Centre, Cosmo Lodge, Community Clubs, Outdoor Playgrounds, Tennis Courts and Park Amenities.
Announcements on each facility will be made as they are available.
In line with the recommendations of the Re-Open Plan, the City can announce the following today:
Outdoor Tennis and Pickleball Courts Now Open
These courts are considered Outdoor Individual Recreation and are now permitted to be open. Guidelines continue to restrict any tournaments, lessons, and leagues, the closure of clubhouses and observing the current limits on group gatherings (10 people maximum). Users are also reminded to continue to practice safe hand hygiene and review the recommendations set by Tennis Canada.
Field House Fitness Centre Under Consideration for Opening, Further Announcement the week of June 15
Fitness Centres are targeted to open as part of Phase three of the Sask Re-Open plan on June 8. As a multi-purpose recreation facility, the Field House offers a variety of services that fall under phases 3-5. The feasibility analysis of the Field House is under way and a further update will be available the week of June 15.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Kiley Bear
Communications Manager
(306) 953-4367
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