City Services Over Easter Weekend In The City of Peterborough

Over the Easter weekend, many City facilities and services will be operating under holiday hours between April 7 and April 10.

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City Hall

City Hall will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10, 2022. Online services are available at peterborough.ca.

Garbage and recycling collection and facilities

Curbside collection

Curbside collection of garbage, recycling and yard waste for Friday, April 7, 2023 moves to Monday, April 10. Residents must have material at the curb by 7 a.m. on Monday, April 10. All other collection remains unchanged.

Landfill

The City-County Landfill at 1260 Bensfort Rd. will be closed on Friday, April 7. It will be open on Saturday, April 3 from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., closed Sunday and open on Monday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Household Hazardous Waste Depot

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot at 400 Pido Rd. will be closed on Friday, April 7 and open Saturday, April  from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. 

Arenas:

Peterborough Memorial Centre

Friday, April 7: Peterborough Petes vs. Sudbury Wolves Game #5 (if required) 7:05 p.m. If the game is required, the box office will be open from 1 p.m. until the end of the second intermission.

Saturday, April 8: Open for ice rentals 6 a.m. to midnight

Sunday, April 9: Open for ice rentals 6 a.m. to midnight

Tickets for Memorial Centre events and Petes playoff games are available online at www.memorialcentre.ca  

Kinsmen Civic Centre

Friday, April 7: open from noon to 10 p.m.

Saturday, April 8: open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Sunday, April 9: open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Monday, April 10: open from noon to 10 p.m.

Healthy Planet Arena

Friday, April 7: closed

Saturday, April 8: open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Sunday, April 9: open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Monday, April 10: closed

The arenas division office will be closed April 7 to 10 inclusive. 

Sport and Wellness Centre

The Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre will be open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 7, and will be open regular hours on April 8, 9, and 10.

The Centre’s website has details on hours of operation, programming and membership at www.peterborough.ca/pswc. 

Peterborough Public Library

The Library will be closed from Friday, April 7 to Monday, April 10 inclusive. For online service, please visit www.ptbolibrary.ca. 

Peterborough Museum and Archives

The Museum will be closed on Friday, April 7 and open Saturday, April 8 to Monday, April 10 from noon to 5 p.m.

Visit www.peterborough.ca/museum for information on exhibits, tours and programs.

Art Gallery of Peterborough

The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be closed Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10. The gallery is open Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Visit www.agp.on.ca for information on exhibits and programs.

Transit

Peterborough Transit will operate on a holiday service schedule on Friday, April 7, including OnDemand service and the following routes:

Route 2 ChemongRoute 5 The ParkwayRoute 6 SherbrookeRoute 7 Lansdowne

Customers can schedule OnDemand service by booking on the OnDemand App or calling 705-745-5801.

Regular service schedules are in place over the weekend and Monday, April 10.

Please visit the website www.peterborough.ca/transit or call 705-745-0525 for detailed schedules.

Public Works

The Public Works phone at 705-745-1386 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Social Services office

The Social Services office at 178 Charlotte St. will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.

Emergency shelter services remain open. Individuals can call 705-926-0096 after hours, during weekends, and on holidays.

Child care centres

City-operated child care centres will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10. 

Provincial Offences Act office

The Provincial Offences Act office at 99 Simcoe St. will be closed on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.

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Ontario Government Announces Arena Guidelines Changes

The province has announced A Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long Term according to Peterborough Public Health (PPH) announced Monday.

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PPH has confirmed that facilities used for sports and recreational fitness activities including areas for spectators within those facilities, can make updates to their facility safety plans. Below are some of the key highlights of the announcement:

Effective 12:01 a.m. on Mon. October 25th, 2021:

  • Proof of vaccination (POV) is required for every person 12+ entering the indoor facility unless they have an approved exemption.  

    • In the Peterborough Public Health region, there is a letter of instruction in effect for indoor facilities where organized sports are played or practiced that must be implemented, which requires POV for coaches, volunteers, and officials 12 years of age and older (effective Oct. 18th), as well as for active participants 12-17 (which commences Nov. 26).  

    • For more information about approved exemptions, refer to the guidance document, beginning on page 4.  

  • Capacity limits for facilities can be removed; which means confirming proof of vaccine is exceptionally important. 

  • Physical distancing requirements in spectator and non-spectator areas can be removed. 

  • Contact tracing requirements remain for everyone entering the facility

  • Active screening requirements remain for everyone entering the facility

  • Facilities are still required to have safety plans

  • Organized sports leagues and organized events must submit a safety plan to the facility prior to being granted a permit to use the facility

  • Everyone must wear a mask indoors, limited exemptions apply (including when a person is engaged in athletic or fitness activity)

  • Enhanced cleaning & disinfection is still required

Photo Courtesy of Peterborough Public Health.

Reopening/Exit Step Guidelines-General:  

1.    Hand sanitization upon entry of the facility is highly recommended.  

2.    Masks are required in indoor areas. Some exemptions apply as per the provincial regulations.  

3.    All individuals entering must provide proof of vaccination (POV) before entering the facility. Individuals must be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) against COVID-19 and provide their proof of vaccination along with approved Identification in order to access all indoor sport and recreation facilities. Limited exemptions are permitted. 

4.    All individuals entering an arena facility must actively screen to record the name(s) and contact information of every member of the public entering the facility. This includes all participants including coaches, athletes, and spectators from both home and visiting teams, using the following link (https://www.peterborough.ca/ArenaScreen/). Confirmation is presented in digital (email/screenshot) or printed paper copy form to security/city staff prior to entry  

5.    Floor markers, signage and enhanced cleaning measures using disinfectant with a DIN# are implemented to control the risk of transmission.    

6.    An approved safety plan is required from each user group prior to facility access or rental 

Reopening/Exit Step Guidelines- Arenas:  

  1. Groups are to enter using designated entry points and adhere to all directional signage and staff direction while inside and while exiting the facility. 

  2. Prior to entry, all individuals including players, coaches/trainers, instructors, officials/ timekeepers, and all spectators must provide POV and completion of screening to on duty security/city staff at designated entry points of each facility 

  3. No capacity limit to on ice participants, unless identified (i.e. Public Skating/Programs)  

  4. Full access allowed during the following hours (Mon-Fri 4pm-11pm or Weekends 7am-11pm), but designated entrances must be utilized  

  5. Controlled access is still effective for all nonprime hours Mon-Friday 6a-3pm. Access to be provided by city staff 30 mins prior to permitted time at designated point of entry.  

  6. Changerooms provided with no capacity restrictions. Please note rooms may not be available immediately but will be no later than 30 mins prior to permitted time  

  7. Changerooms are to be exited by all players/coaches 20 mins following permitted time to permit required cleaning and sanitizing by City staff. 

  8. Showers will be available to all user groups  

  9. Off-ice training and activities (i.e shooting pucks/balls) are not permitted inside the facility. Warm up activities such as stretching will be permitted but should be minimized within the facility.

  10. All permit holders are responsible for ensuring their groups and participants adhere to all governing body sport regulations and policies (e.g., Hockey Canada, Ontario Hockey Federation, Skate Ontario etc.).  

  11. All permit holders must ensure that groups of participants and spectators adhere to all Arena Guidelines and Facility Code of Conduct.  

What Should Peterborough Do About Its Arena Needs?

It's not easy to get ice time in Peterborough, the hockey capital of Canada. Thus, the City of Peterborough has begun an assessment of its arena needs, brought on in part by the potential closure of the outdated Northcrest Arena in the City's north end. This study will determine current needs and look out over the next 20 years in terms of the city's arena needs and population growth. The city will soon be announcing its project and its objectives, as well as announcing upcoming community input opportunities. But to get the puck rolling, what would you do? Retrofit Northcrest Arena? Build a new twin pad arena somewhere in the city? Build a sports complex to address many needs at once? Add your comments below.

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