Recreation and Programs

P.A. Day Camps, Winter Camps, and March Break Camps are offered at the West Perth Community Centre all year long! Open to ages 4 - 12, day camps feature seasonal activities like skating and swimming (when available), games, crafts, and lots of fun in between. 

COVID-19 Protocols regarding Day Camp Programs

Drop off and pick up of participants will occur outside of program settings and will support physical distancing and cohorts. 

All individuals, including participants, parents / guardians and staff will be screened daily before entrance into the facility.  Entry will de denied to any individual who cannot answer yes to the following questions:

I am not experiencing any symptoms of illness such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.

1. I have not travelled to a highly impacted area in the last 14 days.
2. I do not believe I have been exposed to someone with a suspected and/or confirmed case of COVID-19.
3. I have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 and not yet cleared as non-contagious by local public health authorities.
4. I am following recommended health guidelines as much as possible to limit my exposure to COVID-19.

A daily record of participants and staff will be kept in order to facilitate contract tracing in the event of a confirmed COVID-19 case or outbreak.

Suspected Case of COVID-19

Participants who develop symptoms while in camp will be separated from others and moved to an isolated area until they are picked up. 

Environmental sanitization of the space and items used by the participant will be conducted once the participant has been picked up.

Symptomatic camp participants and staff will be referred for testing.

The Municipality will consider a single, symptomatic, laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 as a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak in consultation with the Huron Perth Health Unit.   

Camp participants and staff who have been exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be excluded from the program setting for 14 days.

Face Coverings

Students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 will be encouraged but not required to wear a face covering in indoor spaces if they are tolerated and able to wear them properly.

Students in Grades 4 and up are required to wear a face mask indoors. 

Personal Hygiene

Camp staff will encourage frequent, proper hand hygiene, including incorporating additional hand hygiene opportunities into the daily schedule. 

Physical Distancing Guidelines

Program participants will be divided into cohorts of no more than 10 individuals who will remain together for the duration of the program.  Camp staff will be assigned to the same cohort each day.   

Camp activities will be set-up in a way to encourage physical distancing of at least 2m between camp participants and staff.

Equipment and Materials

All toys and equipment used during camp will be made of materials that can be cleaned and sanitized. Whenever possible, equipment will not be shared between cohorts. 

Any shared equipment will be sanitized between uses. 

Single-use materials will be allocated on an individual basis and disposed of at the end of each day. 

Frequently touched surfaces will be cleaning and sanitized at least twice a day.  

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Sponsorship provided by the Jumpstart Sport Relief Fund. 

 Check back in the spring for 2021 programming information. 

Check back in the spring for 2021 programming information.