Making the Most of a Damper Situation

A volunteer in an M.D. of Provost No. 52 Fire & Rescue truck blasts water onto the outdoor rink in town on Friday afternoon, December 11—just 33 hours and 27 minutes away from the closure of the indoor arena at Crescent Point Place (pictured back at right). Also shutting down is the Provost Curling Club which operates out of the Provost Agriplex (back at left). These are just two of the numerous facilities again affected by a provincial mandated shutdown for at least four weeks due to a major upswing in Alberta’s COVID-19 recordings. Use of the indoor arena, curling rink, other facilities and certain businesses were to be closed as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, December 13. According to the latest government rules, ‘outdoor skating is permitted with members from individual households if physical distancing is maintained. If a group of people attend a rink together to skate, this is a social gathering (banned indoors and out), therefore, groups cannot be more than 10 people unless from the same household. Games like shinny or pick up hockey should not occur’—so no programming already taking place in Crescent Point Place can transfer to the outdoor rink. More details, story in The Provost News dated December 16, 2020. ©Provost News Photo.
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