COVID-19 UPDATE and Q&A

Update March 17, 2020

Based on the university announcement that all discretionary events on campus currently scheduled until May 1, 2020 are being cancelled, postponed or offered virtually, Sports and Recreation will be cancelling or postponing the following:

 

CANCELLED/POSTPONED – effectively immediately 

• Western Student Recreation Centre will be closed effective March 15, 2020 at 11:30pm
We will be open for retrieval of items on Monday or Tuesday, March 16-17, 8am-12noon and 4-8pm. Locker contents not retrieved will be held until the WSRC reopens or until further notice.
• ALL Internal and External Facility Rentals will be cancelled for Western Student Recreation Centre (WSRC), Thompson Arena, Alumni Hall, Althouse, TD Stadium, Mustangs Field, Alumni Field
• Kirkley will be closed 
• All instructional programming and classes (i.e. group fitness, dance, personal training, swim lessons, etc...)
• Equipment Rentals 
• All Intramural Programming
• All Camps, Sport Days
• All Recreational and Sport Club Activities (on or off-site) - practices, events, travel, club meetings, club activities, competitions, demonstrations, tournaments
• All Massage Therapy Appointments
• All Mustangs Team Sport Activities (on or off-site) - practices, recruit visits (on & off-campus), strength & conditioning sessions, recruit days, team banquets, team meetings, camps, tournaments and other team specific activities
• All Large Gatherings and Special Events including but not limited to the following:  
o Postponed - Pathways for Women in Sport, Football Wall of Champions Dinner
o Cancelled - Athletic Banquet, Student Staff Banquet, MASC and Mustangs Cares meetings and events

Western University continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation. Please refer to www.uwo.ca/coronavirus for updated information.

 

Program Area

Urgent Inquiries ONLY

Aquatics

 

aquatics@uwo.ca

Group Fitness, Personal Training, Massage

 

workout@uwo.ca

Intramurals

intramurals@uwo.ca

Memberships, Locker Rentals

 

campusrec@uwo.ca

Mustang Athletics

mustangs@uwo.ca

Sport and Recreation Clubs

 

sportclubs@uwo.ca

Sport Western

 

swcamps@uwo.ca

SRS Facilities

Srs-facilities@uwo.ca

 

March 13, 2020
Western University is continuously monitoring the situation in conjunction with the Middlesex London Health Unit and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The University is providing regularly updated information at https://www.uwo.ca/coronavirus/
After extensive consultation with experts about the current situation surrounding  coronavirus (COVID-19), Western University cancelled classes starting Friday March 13 up-to and including March 17. Starting Wednesday, March 18, classes will be online through to the end of term. However, the University and university buildings remain open. Facilities such as the libraries, recreation centre, food services and health services all remain open. 
Therefore, Western Campus Recreation is currently operating as usual, with increased cleaning measures, and hours of operation posted on the main page. As you can appreciate, this is a very fluid situation and as mentioned, we are continously monitoring the situation. 

More detailed information about these changes is available for students, faculty, and staff on our main COVID-19 website. 

What is Campus Recreation doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19? 

· Increasing the cleaning schedule to add additional routine cleaning of water fountains, washrooms, change rooms, door handles, railings, and activity spaces

· Increasing the frequency and thoroughness for cleaning of equipment

· Adding hand sanitizer stations at various locations throughout the WSRC

· Closely following the directives of the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Middlesex-London Health Unit 

Should new information be shared by public health experts we will revaluate and update our procedures if needed. 

You can help prevent the spread of infections by:

· Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is the PHAC’s recommended method of proper hand hygiene

· Covering your mouth and nose with a bent elbow or tissue when coughing and sneezing

· Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth

· Staying home if you feel unwell

· Wiping down Fitness Centre machines utilizing the cleaning solution provided before and after use

How can Members help prevent the spread of COVID-19? 

Continue to monitor the Western webpage for COVID-19 https://www.uwo.ca/coronavirus/, Middlesex London Health Unit, Public Health Agency of Canada or provincial websites for current information.

You can help prevent the spread of infections by:

· Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. This is the PHAC’s recommended method of proper hand hygiene

· Covering your mouth and nose with a bent elbow or tissue when coughing and sneezing

· Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth

· Staying home if you feel unwell

· Wiping down Fitness Centre machines utilizing the cleaning solution provided before and after use