The City of St. Catharines has partially activated it's Emergency Operations Centre in response to COVID-19.
It's staffed by city employees with emergency management training so they can coordinate a response if need be.
The EOC provides support and services in the event of an emergency and it's also ensures business continuity for city services.
The city is also closing the following community facilities and rec centres after 4:30 p.m. today;
- All Older Adult Centres including Dunlop Drive, West St. Catharines, and Port
Dalhousie
- All recreation centres including Russell Avenue and Port Weller
- All arenas including Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre, Garden
City Complex and Bill Burgoyne
- All branches of the St. Catharines Public Library
- The St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre
- The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
- Sports fields including Kiwanis Field
- The St. Catharines Farmers Market and Market Square
- The Meridian Centre
- The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
They're scheduled to reopen on Sunday April 5th.
All March Break programming and third-party events at the above locations will be cancelled.
The city is also pulling the plug on all civil marriage ceremonies until further notice.
Water meter replacements, repairs and in house water sampling will be suspended for the time being.
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