Registration for Summer Camps and Park Play Program opens May 1

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*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.Burlington, Ont. — April 28, 2021 — Summer is approaching, and the City of Burlington is hopeful that Summer Camps and a new Park Play program will be able to run, with registration for both opening May 1, 2021 at 9 a.m. As always, any City-run program will be subject to the Provincial and public health regulations and could be cancelled as we continue to respond to this pandemic.To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, summer programs will meet health regulations designed in consultation with Halton Region Public Health and in alignment with provincial health regulations. Precautions include lower ratios of participant to staff and capacity, physical distancing, mandatory health screening and enhanced facility cleaning.Our facilities are currently closed, but when they are open you can visit burlington.ca/recsafety to learn more about safety pre-cautions at each of our facilities.

"Last summer’s camp programs went very well and we’re hoping to build on that success for this year. The new Park Play program is not a day camp but will offer many of the same fun games and activities that people of all abilities can participate in. As always, staff will go above and beyond to ensure participants and fellow staff remain safe and healthy." -- Chris Glenn, Director of Recreation, Community and Culture

Park Play ProgramThe Park Play program is for children and youth ages 8 to 14 years and includes fun, active and creative games run by City staff in four local parks:

  • Iroquois Park;
  • Mohawk Park;
  • Cavendish Park; and
  • Leighland Park.

The program will run July 19 to Aug. 13, 2021.The participants may choose not to stay the entire time, they can leave and go home for lunch and come back or bring their lunch to the park to eat.  Sign in and out procedures are the same as Drop- in programs, but only registered participants are permitted to participate with the group.For more information, or to register, visit burlington.ca/summer.Summer CampSimilar to 2020 summer camps for youth ages 4 to 16 years, this year’s program will offer outdoor and physical activities, active and quiet games, arts and crafts, and nature-based activities. These camps are inclusive for all participants and feature additional staff for a smaller camper to leader ratios to help maintain physical distancing in camp and ensure safe supervision of campers.Summer Camps include:

  • SNAP 4 to 10 years old
  • Youth 9 to 14 years old
  • Junior Leadership 12 to 14 years old
  • Leaders in Training for 14 old 16 years old
  • Music Camp for 7 to 10 years old
  • Student Theatre:
    • Arts Camp for 6 to 15 years old
    • Theatre Specialty Camps for 9 to 15 years old

All programs have spaces for Individuals with Disabilities within each camp group.To register or for more information, visit burlington.ca/summer.Recreation Fee AssistanceRecreation Fee Assistance is funding made available to individuals or families who need help to pay for City of Burlington recreational programs.For more information or to apply, visit burlington.ca/feeassistance. For more information, call 905-335-7600, ext. 8501 to leave a voice mail.Links and Resources:

—PLEASE NOTE: To stay updated on what the City of Burlington is doing regarding COVID-19, please visit the dedicated pages burlington.ca/coronavirus (and subscribe) and bit.ly/mayormeedwardCOVID19updates, and our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page — bit.ly/COVID19BurlingtonFAQ that are updated as new information becomes available.A consolidated page for information and updates on the work of the provincial Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force is available at bit.ly/COVIDVaccineUpdates.Halton Region has also created a dedicated COVID-19 Vaccine webpage at halton.ca/covidvaccines for up to date information on the status of our COVID19 vaccination program.A Burlington COVID-19 Task Force has been created to help support our community through this unprecedented emergency — updates will be provided at burlington.ca/COVID19taskforce.To report an incident of non-compliance with provincial emergency orders, please contact the Halton Regional Police Service COVID-19 Hotline: 905-825-4722.We’ve also created a dedicated page to feature the local organizations and businesses that have inspired us during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking action to support our community in new and creative ways — head to bit.ly/covidwallofinspiration.HELPFUL RESOURCES & RELATED LINKS:

—*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor’s Media and Digital Communications Specialist

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