As the province moves into Step 3 of Reopening Ontario, the City of Windsor has announced it will be continuing its gradual reopening of services.
“This has been a long hard struggle for our community, just like it has been for communities across Ontario and around the world,” said Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens. “But we have persevered, we have adapted, and we have done what was needed to do to keep our City and our residents as safe as possible. Step 3 allows for more services and amenities to open, and the City will ramp up services and programming in the coming weeks to help keep residents safe and to respond to evolving demands for community programming.”
Recreation staff are already starting to prepare two ice pads for use in the summertime, and the others will be available come the fall.
As of July 31, 2021, the WFCU Centre will stop operating as a vaccination clinic. Staff will then take a month to prep the rinks, and ice will be available in all community rinks by September 7. The main bowl will be available for the start of the Spitfires training camp.
The Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex will have floor-based rental space available on Rink A only as of July 19. Ice will be available on at least one rink as of September 7, and the second ice pad will be available for September 20, as the day camp will be using the floor of the second ice pad until it concludes for the summer.
The Forest Glade Community Centre will have one ice pad available as of July 24.
The Unemployed Help Centre will vacate the Adie Knox Herman Arena, and the ice will be available for use as of September 7.
The Gino and Liz Marcus Community Complex is still being used as a processing and food storage site for the June 27 Miracle food drive. The community centre will remain closed to the public until further notice.
Indoor pools will be available for use when the outdoor pools close in early September. The WFCU pool and Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre will open first, and programming will expand to additional venues based on demand.
The Adventure Bay Family Water Park is expected to remain closed until at least the fall. Staff needs to be retrained and lifeguards recertified before the facility can reopen.
Museums are also expected to reopen in the fall with updated capacity limits.
Planning is already underway to bring back the Bright Lights Windsor festival for December. The festival will move forward as long as no further restrictions are implemented in the province.