City News

One Lane of Cumberland Street Bridge to Accommodate Pedestrians

Starting Friday, July 24, the outside lane of Cumberland Street North, southbound over the Current River Bridge, will be closed to vehicle traffic to accommodate pedestrians walking the loop around Boulevard Lake.

This safety measure is undertaken due to increased foot traffic over the bridge during the current closure of the Boulevard Lake Dam Walkway. The closure of the lane to vehicle traffic and its availability to pedestrians will continue until the Boulevard Lake Dam Walkway is reopened, which...

Preparations Begin for New Adventure Playground at Centennial Park

Following public engagement in the summer and fall of 2019 on the design of a renewed play area at Centennial Park, the City’s Parks & Open Spaces Section will begin removing the older equipment starting this week.

“We are excited to begin the process of renewing and improving the Play Area,” said Cory Halvorsen, Manager of the City’s Parks & Open Spaces Section. “However, we want to let the public know that because of the delays imposed by COVID-19, construction of the new Adventure Playground...

Pioneer Ridge Reintroducing Indoor Visits

As of 1 pm today, indoor visits at Pioneer Ridge are being reintroduced, and outdoor visits are continuing in the designated outdoor visiting area.

Prior to each visit, the visitor must pass an active screening questionnaire, either using an online pre-screening tool, or be screened by home staff onsite (*reminder to not come if experiencing any health symptoms).

“We are urging visitors to strongly consider their personal health and susceptibility to the virus in determining whether visiting a long-term...

SNEMS Paramedics Participate in Memorial Bike Ride

In past summers, paramedics from Ontario would get together to take part in the Memorial Bike Ride to Parliament Hill to honour the memory of Canada’s fallen paramedics, combat medics, and search and rescue technicians, and to shed light on the issues of PTSD and suicide. But this year plans had to adjust to the times, so now the Memorial Bell is travelling across Ontario, stopping for a few days with each paramedic service to honour the paramedics who have fallen in the Line of Duty. 

“Getting...

Churchill pool, summer ice, community centres to re-open in Phase 3

City Council approved the implementation of a number of reopening plans last night as part of Phase 3 summer operations.

Re-openings will take anywhere from 2-6 weeks so that staff can get the required resources and changes in place to safely welcome the public back into facilities. The following facilities were approved for reopening:

Grace Remus Child Care Centre
Grace Remus Child Care Centre may reopen as early as late July with a number of changes to ensure safety of children and staff, as well...