More than 50 recreation facilities in Vancouver will reopen over the next six weeks, including 24 community centres set to open on Tuesday.
Some centres will offer programming such as childcare as of Tuesday, while others will have soft reopenings to familiarize people with new protocols and procedures, the park board said Friday.
Four indoor pools — Hillcrest, Kerrisdale, Britannia and the Vancouver Aquatic Centre — will reopen on Sept. 14.
The park board said it hopes to have four other pools — Killarney, Templeton, Lord Byng, and Renfrew — open by Oct. 13. Kensington pool will remain closed as it is too small to follow physical-distancing guidelines.
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Swimmers will need to book a time slot in advance at indoor pools. There will be a 45-minute break between swim sessions so the water can be sanitized. The capacity of each pool will vary depending on size.
The city’s three main outdoor pools opened in July.
Seven fitness centres will also open Sept. 14 with seven more on Oct. 13.
A limited number of people will be allowed in at one time, and visitors will be asked to book a one-hour session online up to 72 hours in advance.
The remaining gyms in community centres are operated independently by community centre associations, which will determine later this fall if or when their facilities will open.
Most city-run facilities closed on March 16 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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