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City announces numerous facility closures ahead of AWG, Family Day

City facilities will have adjusted hours during the Alberta Winter Games, and Family Day on February 19th.

Eastlink Centre will be closed to the public at 6:00 p.m. on February 18th and will observe statutory holiday hours of 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on February 19th. Additionally, the city is reminding residents the traditional Family Day event will not be taking place this year in light of the Alberta Winter Games.

Separately, the Eastlink Centre aquatics and fieldhouse will be unavailable for public drop-in from February 16th at 3:00 p.m. through the weekend. Stat holiday hours will be applied on Monday.

As a result of ringette and speed skating being hosted at Design Works Centre, the facility will be unavailable for public drop-in from February 16th at 3:00 p.m. through the weekend, and stat holiday hours will be observed on February 19th.

Public drop-in at the Activity and Reception Centre will be unavailable from February 14th to the 18th; however, toddler drop-in and homeschool phys ed will continue to run at Maude Clifford Community Gym on February 14th.

Female hockey will be hosted at the Dave Barr Community Centre and will be unavailable for public drop-in from February 17th to the 19th.

Bonnetts Energy Centre is slated to host the opening ceremonies of the games alongside figure skating over the weekend and will be unavailable on February 19th.

Transit will be operational on Family Day from 8:00 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. for regular service and late night service will operate from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

All facilities will be open for ticketed spectators during the games.

Ethan Montague
Ethan Montague
Reporter/Contributor for MyGrandePrairieNow.com and 104.7 2Day FM. Studied Broadcast News at SAIT. Team member since February 2023.
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