Birthday Parties

Guidelines for pool party rentals

• Pool birthday parties have resumed but are only available on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. More times will be added if demand warrants it.
  
  
• Maximum of 19 people permitted (for room capacities and dressing room considerations).
  
  
• Renter and participants to arrive at 10 a.m. to complete active COVID-19 screening outside before entering the facility, and then check in with customer service staff to provide a participant list with names and phone numbers for tracing, set up the room and allow time for the party goers to change into pool attire.
  
  
• Renter responsible to have a contact tracing list to include each participants name and phone number and provide this to the facility to keep on file for a minimum of 30 days.
  
  
• Renter or designate will ensure that 2m distancing is maintained at all times in the lobby, dressing rooms and community room and that all participants will hand sanitize when they enter the facility.
  
  
• Masks to be worn by all participants until they enter the pool and until they are seated /eating.
  
  
• Pool party to use family change room in order to enable adult swimmers coming in for 11:30 a.m. to use the male/female change rooms.
  
  
• Any food that is served in the community room as part of the party celebration is to be served and portioned to each person (no buffet style, shared bowls/trays is permitted).
  
  
• Renter will have the room from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., which includes the renter set up time, party time and time to clean up.
  
  
• Renter is responsible to clean up food, garbage, decorations and facility staff will be responsible to sweep/mop/sanitize tables/chairs and will enter the room at 12:45 p.m. to start to ensure cleaning is complete for the next user groups coming in. Renter and participants must be out of the room promptly by 1:00 p.m.

Arena Party COVID Guidelines

• Arena birthday parties are only available when there is open ice (based around user group needs).
  
  
• Maximum of 18 people permitted (for room capacities and dressing room considerations).
  
  
• Renter and participants to arrive 30 minutes prior to ice time to complete active COVID-19 screening outside before entering the facility and set up room. Renter must check in with customer service staff and provide a contact tracing list with names and phone numbers of all participants in their group. Participants to enter the arena dressing rooms no more than 15 minutes prior to ice time.
  
  
• Renter or designate will ensure that 2m distancing is maintained at all times in the lobby, dressing room and community room. 
  
  
• Masks to be worn by all participants when in the facility with the exception of when they go on the ice (doing physical activity) or when eating.
  
  
• Rental will have access to 2 dressing rooms in order to maintain physical distancing (max of 9 people per room) and follow markings.
  
  
• Any food that is served in the community room as part of the party celebration is to be served and portioned to each person (no buffet style, shared bowls/trays is permitted).
  
  
• Renter will have the room from 30 minutes prior to party start and for 3 hours in total including the set up and clean up times.
  
  
• Renter is responsible to clean up food, garbage, decorations and facility staff will be responsible to sweep/mop/sanitize tables/chairs and will enter the room 15 minutes prior the rental end time to start ensuring cleaning is complete for the next user groups coming in. Renter and participants must be out of the room promptly at the permit stated time and exit through the southwest door by the pools.

COVID Procedures

Gym Party rentals have resumed and would only be available on Saturdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. more times will be added if there is demand for it.

Guidelines:

• Gym Party rental will include the use of Program Room A (2 hours) and the Gym (1 hour).
  
  
• Renter will be provided with a bag of equipment that can be used in the gym during the gym allotted party time.
  
  

• Staff will clean and sanitize the equipment after use.
  
  
• Maximum of 14 people permitted (for room capacities and physical distancing).
  
  
• Renter and participants to arrive at 12:30pm to check in with customer service staff and set up the room.
  
  
• Renter responsible to have a contact tracing list to include each participants name and phone number and provide this to the facility to keep on file for a minimum of 30 days.
  
  
• Renter or designate will ensure that 2m distancing is maintained at all times in the lobby, gym, washrooms and program room.
  
  
• Masks to be worn by all participants when they enter the Town Park Recreation Centre and until they are seated /eating.
  
  
• Any food that is served in the program room as part of the party celebration is to be served and portioned to each person (no buffet style, shared bowls/trays is permitted).
  
  
• Renter will have access to the fridge in the Kitchen to keep items cool. Maximum of 2 people in the Kitchen at a time.
  
  
• Renter must leave the gym at 2 p.m. to allow staff to sanitize and clean up equipment.
  
  
• Renter will have the program room from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. which includes the renter set up time, party time and time to clean up.
  
  
• Renter is responsible to clean up food, garbage, decorations and facility staff will be responsible to sweep/mop/sanitize tables/chairs and will enter the room at 3:15 p.m. to start to ensure cleaning is complete for the next user groups coming in. Renter and participants must be out of the room promptly by 3:30 p.m.