The government announcement of The partial reopening of Quebec arenas, as of February 26, has led to a complete revision of the schedule at the Rivière-du-Nord arena in Saint-Jérôme.
The general manager of the sports complex, Ms. Danielle Clément, has gone to great lengths to rebuild a balanced schedule.bré, which takes into account sanitary measures.
“The Quebec Association of Arenas and Recreational and Sports Facilities (AQAIRS) is not forcing anyone to reopen, but it does suggest procedural references. We racked our brains for opening hours to be offered. It requires a lot of preparation, control and monitoring on our part ”, she confessed.
Ms. Clément contacted her former colleagues from the City of Saint-Jérôme to manage registrations for free skating. “The beaches available for free skating may be reserved via the internet. We are not yet equipped to do this ourselves and we should use the City’s site. Residents of the three member cities of the Régie (Sainte-Sophie, Prévost and Saint-Jérôme) wishing to register for free skating can do so via the VSJ.CA site, under the REGIONAL ARÉNA tab. “
The authorities of the intermunicipal board of the regional arena of Rivière-du-Nord (RIARRDN) intend to be tough on the reopening.
“From memory, we are entitled to 25 people at a time, per bubble, in the arena. We will recall staff. We don’t want it to be crowded at the door or inside. ”
The opening of the Legault government has been a double-edged sword for local leaders.
“It’s a bit of a hot potato. All user organizations want hours and it’s fair game. It is normal that figure skating, speed skating and hockey also want to return to the ice, like free skating. But we follow the decree. When we reopen, we’ll be ready. “
Disinfection
In addition, no corner of the two rinks and the players’ changing rooms will be forgotten in the treatments applied.
“We got a dice machinesmoke infection. Player rooms, equipment and locations will be regularly decontaminated. “
When could a regular reopening of the two rinks at the Rivière-du-Nord arena occur?
“We want to have spring activities. We could even go until the end of April, on the calendar. But my pif tells me that it will not be tomorrow the day before. We do not know what effects the deconfinement will have, during and after the spring break. “
Eagerness
In another vein, the ex-Canadian Joé Juneau, also a former Faucons de Lévis-Lauzon, who came to fill the net against the Cheminots collegiaux AAA (1985 to 1987) in Saint-Jérôme, made an exit against provincial health authorities.
“Opening arenas just for free skating, seriously?” Young people need to practice their sport in a supervised way. In March, the (outdoor) ice sports season will be over: it will be too late. In Portneuf, we teach (…) at the rate of three sessions per week, to almost 300 young people: we have had no spread of COVID-19 ”, argued the ex-no. 49.
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