With City of Thompson facilities closed to the public as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, recreation department staff are removing ice from the C.A. Nesbitt and Gordon Beard arenas at the Thompson Regional Community Centre and working on refunds for cancelled gym passes and facility bookings.
“They’re also completing a deep clean of the facility,” says city communications officer Kacper Antoszewski. “We’re aware that some gym users have personal belongings stored at the TRCC, and staff are working on a plan to retrieve those as well.”
In addition to answering phones and responding to public inquiries, clerks at City Hall are assisting with data entry, aiding communication between departments, preparing mail and keeping department files organized, accessible and up to date.
Work on the new wastewater treatment plant, which is still being operated by Bird Construction, the general contractor for the project, is unaffected by the pandemic shutdown.
Community safety officers are following protocols similar to those of the RCMP to reduce the risk of exposure in the line of duty, the city says.
“They may be reassigned to alternative roles if our operations require them,” said Antoszewski.
For more information about how they City of Thompson is dealing with COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, as well as general information about the pandemic, visit the COVID-19 section of the city’s website at http://www.thompson.ca/p/covid-19.
