On Tuesday, November 24, the Alberta government declared a state of public health emergency and announced additional mandatory measures for at least three weeks in effort to stop the spike in COVID-19 Cases.
These measures include restricted access to some businesses starting Friday, November 27th that directly impact Drumheller’s recreation facilities.
DRUMHELLER AQUAPLEX
• Aquatic fitness classes paused until December 18, at the earliest
• All lessons paused until December 18, at the earliest
• Household Swims available through the Reservation Portal
• Individual lane swim available through the Reservation Portal
DRUMHELLER MEMORIAL ARENA
• All user groups paused until December 18, at the earliest
• Free Family/Cohort Skate paused until December 18, at the earliest
• Private one-on-one lessons available for bookings only (no private group
lessons permitted)
• Household Skate available for bookings only
BADLANDS COMMUNITY FACILITY
• All banquet halls, small multipurpose room, and large multipurpose room
are closed until December 18, at the earliest
• All drop-in sport and fitness classes paused until December 18, at the
earliest
• Private one-on-one lessons available for bookings only (no private group
lessons permitted)
• Household bookings for the field house are available
Currently, the Drumheller Public Library remains open from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Library cards remain free of charge. Updates for the library can be found on their website.
The province also announced in order to remain open, capacity of these facilities must be limited to 25 per cent of the occupancy set under the Alberta Fire Code. However, these measures were already in place at Drumheller’s recreation facilities upon reopening back in September to limit capacity and maximize safety.
“Despite the restrictions, we are very happy that we are still able to offer recreation to our community even if it’s limited,” shares Darren Goldthorpe, manager of Recreation Arts and Culture. “With the new mandatory measures scheduled for Friday, we want to remind our users that safety has always been our number one priority. On top of our current extensive cleaning measures at all of our recreation facilities, we will be scheduling a deep clean and sanitization of the Badlands Community Facility once a month. This will be scheduled after hours in effort of not impacting users in our regular hours of operation. Our first deep clean will occur tonight.”
As of Monday, November 23, Bylaw 20.20 came into effect for the Town of Drumheller which mandates use of face coverings in indoor public spaces to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Users are required to wear a mask when in our facilities until users are actively engaging in athletic or fitness activity.
