Welcome back!
After careful planning and organizing we are excited to welcome you back with some changes to keep you and our staff safe.
Updates
- April 6 - Rec Update: Fitness Room Services
- March 29 - Temporary pause on all indoor Group Fitness activities at Penticton Community Centre
- March 11 - Reconnect with Recreation - Spring Recreation Guide now available
- March 9 - “Workout of the Month” campaign introduced at Community Centre
- March 1 - Rec Update: Instructor Recruitment
- February 12 - Family Day 2021 weekend set with an Active Art Adventure twist
- February 1 - Rec Update: Nutrition Plans
- January 29 - Aquatic Fitness Returning to Penticton Community Centre
- January 26 - Want to visit a public facility or community centre? Here’s what you need to know
- December 14 - Penticton Community Centre Holidays Hours
- December 7 - Jump back into the swim of things with the Winter 2021 Recreation Guide
- December 3 - City of Penticton offices to be closed for holiday season
- November 24 - Temporary Suspension of all Group Fitness activities at Penticton Community Centre
- November 20 - Mask and safety procedures a must when visiting recreation facilities
- November 19 - Masks now required in City facilities
- November 4 - Fitness Room at Community Centre now open weekends
- October 23 - McLaren Arena welcomes back public skating programs
- October 21 - Swim lessons return to Penticton Community Centre
- October 19 - Customized Fitness Plans from our experienced professionals
- September 30 - Expanded Fitness Room hours at Penticton Community Centre
- September 18 - Fall 2020 Recreation Guide available to view online
- September 15 - Recreation Penticton offers modified fall programming
- September 14 - Expanded hours at Penticton Community Centre
- September 2 - Rec Update: Fitness Room Tour and Modifications
- August 11 - Penticton Community Centre welcomes patrons back
- July 27 - Rec Update: Return to Recreation
- July 22 - Community Centre set to reopen with flat-fee admission
Recreation Facilities Availability
Currently Available
- Fitness Room.
- Main & Leisure Pools.
- Hot Tub (complimentary to users who have reservations in the leisure or main pool).
- Gymnasium (available for select registered programs).
Currently Unavailable- Steam Room, Sauna.
- Multi-Purpose Rooms and Dance Studio.
Currently Available
- Public Skating
- Stick 'N Puck
- Hockey
For skating schedule and fees, please visit the McLaren Arena page.
Know Before You Go
All guests will be required to reserve and pre pay for an activity timeslot in order to access the Penticton Community Centre.
- Reservations can be made through our online booking system.
- Residents will be able reserve an activity timeslot a maximum of 48 hours in advance, Non-Residents will be able to reserve an activity timeslot a maximum of 36 hours in advance.
- Each individual visiting the facility must have an activity time slot reserved. (For example, families and care givers must have a time slot booked for each person attending).
- The fitness room is available for 1.25 hour timeslot reservations.
- The main pool is available for 1 hour single lane swimming.
- The leisure pool is available for 1 hour of moderate activity (water walking, therapeutic exercise or casual swimming. Use of the leisure pool will be shared and swimmers are required to monitor their activity and maintain appropriate distancing from others.
- Change rooms and amenities will be available on a limited basis for patrons attending aquatic activities. Guests are encouraged to arrive prepared to swim, take a pre-swim cleansing shower, exit promptly and shower/change at home wherever possible.
- Change rooms will not be available for patrons attending the fitness room. Guests are encouraged to come dressed and ready to exercise.
- Bottle fill stations are available through the facility, and water fountains are closed.
- The sauna and steam room remain closed at this time.
- Fitness Room Access: $7.00
- Pool Access: $6.75
- Memberships
- All current memberships remain on hold and cannot be used for timeslot reservations. This includes 1, 3, 6 & 12 month memberships and 10 ticket pass cards.
- Clients may request a membership refund backdated to the original date of closure until December 31, 2020. Membership refund requested after this date cannot be backdated.
- Specialized Admission Programs
- All specialized admission program passes are currently suspended. This includes LIFE Passes, Access Passes and Volunteer Passes.
- All other fees for facility bookings and programs remain at regular price.
I agree to the following Code of Conduct:
- Wear a face mask or covering, as approved by the BCCDC, in all areas of the building, except when swimming in the water. Face shields are not a substitute for a mask.
- Stay home when I am sick. I will not enter the Penticton Community Centre if I have had symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 10 days; have been directed by Public Health to self-isolate, have arrived from outside of Canada within the last 14 days or have been in contact with someone who has.
- Adhere to a pre-screening questionnaire every time I enter the building.
- Please arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before your reservation start time. Staff will be managing the check-in at the main entrance. No late admittance will be permitted.
- Respect physical distancing and maintain a safe physical distance at all times – at least 2 m / 6 ft.
- Properly wash my hands often and use proper hygiene etiquette.
- Follow all health, safety, and directional signage.
- Adhere to capacity limits as posted.
- Bring a pre-filled water bottle to workout. Bottle fill stations will be available, but water fountains will not.
- Adhere to reservation time limits, and vacate the pool deck promptly.
- Exit the facility no later than 10 minutes after your reservation ends.
- I understand that I will be asked to leave the facility if I am not adhering to and/or following the guidelines, policies, procedures and/or the core values outlined by Recreation Penticton.
- I understand it is my responsibility to ensure that anyone I’m supervising abides by this code of conduct.
Main PoolReserve a lane in the main pool for a lap swim. Sorry, no public equipment available at this time. Swimmers are welcome to bring their own equipment, subject to staff approval, for personal use.
To maintain appropriate physical distancing, swimmers will be asked to swim down the centre/middle of their lane at all times.
Reservations are restricted to use of designated lane only.
Leisure Pool
Reserve a shared time in the leisure pool for moderate activity such as water walking, therapeutic exercise or casual swimming. Sorry, no public equipment or toys available at this time. Swimmers are welcome to bring their own equipment, subject to staff approval, for personal use.
As use of the leisure pool will be shared, swimmers are required to monitor their activity and maintain appropriate distancing (2 m / 6 ft) from others.
Reservations are restricted to use of the leisure pool only.
Children 15 years and under must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Adults supervising children are responsible for monitoring and enforcing appropriate behaviour and physical distancing while in the facility.
A registered parent/guardian may bring ONE infant or toddler under the age of 3 without registration.
I agree to the following Code of Conduct: Aquatic Fitness
- Wear a face mask or covering, as approved by the BCCDC, in all areas of the building, except when swimming in the water. Face shields are not a substitute for a mask.
- Stay home when I am sick. I will not enter the Penticton Community Centre if I have had symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 10 days; have been directed by Public Health to self-isolate, have arrived from outside of Canada within the last 14 days or have been in contact with someone who has.
- Adhere to a pre-screening questionnaire every time I enter the building.
- Please arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before your reservation start time. Staff will be managing the check-in at the main entrance. No late admittance will be permitted.
- Respect physical distancing and maintain a safe physical distance at all times – at least 2 m / 6 ft.
- When exercising, respect the physical distancing requirement of 2.5m.
- Properly wash my hands often and use proper hygiene etiquette.
- Follow all health, safety, and directional signage.
- Adhere to capacity limits as posted.
- Bring a pre-filled water bottle to workout. Bottle fill stations will be available, but water fountains will not.
- Adhere to reservation time limits, and vacate the pool deck promptly.
- Exit the facility no later than 10 minutes after your reservation ends.
- I understand that I will be asked to leave the facility if I am not adhering to and/or following the guidelines, policies, procedures and/or the core values outlined by Recreation Penticton.
- I understand it is my responsibility to ensure that anyone I’m supervising abides by this code of conduct.
I agree to the following Code of Conduct:
- Wear a face mask or covering, as approved by the BCCDC, in all areas of the building, except when swimming in the water. Face shields are not a substitute for a mask. Participants under the age of 12 are encouraged, but not required, to wear a mask.
- Stay home when I am sick. I will not enter the Penticton Community Centre if I have had symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 10 days; have been directed by Public Health to self-isolate, have arrived from outside of Canada within the last 14 days or have been in contact with someone who has.
- Adhere to a pre-screening questionnaire every time I enter the building.
- Please arrive in swim attire and no earlier than 5 minutes before your program start time. No late admittance will be permitted.
- Respect physical distancing and maintain a safe physical distance at all times – at least 2 m / 6 ft.
- Properly wash my hands often and use proper hygiene etiquette.
- Follow all health, safety, and directional signage.
- Adhere to capacity limits as posted.
- Adhere to program time limits, and vacate the pool deck promptly.
- Exit the facility no later than 10 minutes after your program ends.
- I understand that I am responsible for ensuring my child is safe in the water and maintains physical distance as required. I also understand that I will be required to provide learning assistance at the direction of the Instructor.
- I understand that I will be asked to leave the facility if I am not adhering to and/or following the guidelines, policies, procedures and/or the core values outlined by Recreation Penticton.
- I understand it is my responsibility to ensure that anyone I’m supervising abides by this code of conduct.
Parented LevelsRegistered swim lesson participants are to wait on deck until under the direct supervision of their instructor.
To accommodate COVID-19 protocols, the Canadian Red Cross requires all Swim Preschool levels and Swim Kids 1-4 to be conducted as parented classes to reduce the risk of disease transmission. Parents/Caregivers will be in the water and are responsible for ensuring the child is safe and maintains physical distance as required. They will also be required to provide learning assistance at the direction of the Instructor.
To allow for safe distancing the required ratio is one (1) parent/caregiver to one (1) child in the water.
Retail items are not available for purchase at this time.
I agree to the following Code of Conduct:
- Wear a face mask or covering, as approved by the BCCDC, in all areas of the building, except when swimming in the water. Face shields are not a substitute for a mask. Participants under the age of 12 are encouraged, but not required, to wear a mask.
- Stay home when I am sick. I will not enter the Penticton Community Centre if I have had symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 10 days; have been directed by Public Health to self-isolate, have arrived from outside of Canada within the last 14 days or have been in contact with someone who has.
- Adhere to a pre-screening questionnaire every time I enter the building.
- Please arrive in swim attire and no earlier than 5 minutes before your program start time. No late admittance will be permitted.
- Respect physical distancing and maintain a safe physical distance at all times – at least 2 m / 6 ft.
- Properly wash my hands often and use proper hygiene etiquette.
- Follow all health, safety, and directional signage.
- Adhere to capacity limits as posted.
- Adhere to program time limits, and vacate the pool deck promptly.
- Exit the facility no later than 10 minutes after your program ends.
- I understand that I will be asked to leave the facility if I am not adhering to and/or following the guidelines, policies, procedures and/or the core values outlined by Recreation Penticton.
Un-parented LevelsRegistered swim lesson participants are to wait on deck until under the direct supervision of their instructor.
Due to COVID-19 parents/guardians will not be able to accompany swimmers into the building to assist with changing and/or to spectate.
Retail items are not available for purchase at this time.
All patrons agree to the following Code of Conduct:
- Stay home when I am sick. I will not enter the Penticton Community Centre if I have had symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 10 days; have been directed by Public Health to self-isolate, have arrived from outside of Canada within the last 14 days or have been in contact with someone who has.
- Adhere to a pre-screening questionnaire every time I enter the building.
- Arrive on time for your reservation. Staff will be managing the check-in at the main entrance. No late admittance will be permitted.
- Respect the physical distancing markers and maintain a safe physical distance at all times – at least 2 m / 6 ft.
- Properly wash my hands often and use proper hygiene etiquette.
- Follow all health, safety, and directional signage.
- Adhere to capacity limits as posted.
- Clean all workout equipment and other frequently touched objects before and after every use.
- Arrive at the Penticton Community Centre wearing fitness attire. Change rooms are unavailable.
- Bring a pre-filled water bottle to workout. Bottle fill stations will be available, but water fountains will not.
- Adhere to reservation time limits and exit promptly when directed.
- I understand that I will be asked to leave the facility if I am not adhering to and/or following the guidelines, policies, procedures and/or the core values outlined by Recreation Penticton.
Facility Rentals Availability
As part of the City’s phased reopening process, some indoor facilities and select sports fields and parks were made available for bookings beginning in July. Rental requests will be considered from user groups who have submitted a complete COVID-19 Safety Plans. Full details about this process can be found below.
Sports Facilities
The following sports facilities will be available for rentals beginning July 6, 2020:
- Kings Park Soccer Fields 1-4
- McNicoll Park Diamond & Batting Cage
- Carmi T-ball Field, Diamond & Batting Cage
- Columbia Park Diamond
- McLaren Park Diamond
- McLaren Arena
All other outdoor recreation and sports fields remain open for casual use only (no bookings) at this time.
Rental requests will only be considered from user groups who have submitted a complete COVID-19 Safety Plan. As you prepare your safety plans for your activities, please review the applicable facility guidelines posted above, as well as viaSport’s Return to Sport guidelines and sport-specific guidelines provided by Provincial Sport Organizations.
viaSport has developed a COVID-19 Safety Plan checklist template to help support clubs with the development of their club specific plan. If your sport does not have sport-specific guidelines developed by a Provincial or National Sport Organization, please refer to the guidelines of a sport as similar to your own as possible, and use the Non-Affiliated Sport User Groups checklist to evaluate and develop your plan.
Please email your completed plans for consideration. Recreation Staff will begin the review process and will follow-up with you accordingly. The City of Penticton will honour historical facility bookings where possible and in consideration of available resources. Any new booking requests received will be based on availability.
Submit Your COVID-19 Safety Plan
Have questions about facility rentals? Contact us!
Facility Rentals
Phone: 250-490-2430
Email: rentals@penticton.ca
Outdoor Private Park Rentals
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated provincial health guidelines discouraging large gatherings, private rentals of City parks are not available at this time.
City parks remain open for casual use only (no bookings). Please respect all COVID-19 safety measures and provincial health guidelines when using City Parks.
Please email events@penticton.ca with any questions or for further information.
Indoor Facilities
Indoor facility rentals are available at the following facilities:
Indoor facility rentals are currently not available at the following facilities:
- Cleland Theatre
- Penticton Community Centre
- Penticton Museum & Archives
Rental requests will only be considered from user groups who have submitted a complete COVID-19 Safety Plan. As you prepare your safety plans for your activities, please review the applicable facility guidelines posted above, as well as viaSport’s Return to Sport guidelines and sport-specific guidelines provided by Provincial Sport Organizations.
viaSport has developed a COVID-19 Safety Plan checklist template to help support clubs with the development of their club specific plan. If your sport does not have sport-specific guidelines developed by a Provincial or National Sport Organization, please refer to the guidelines of a sport as similar to your own as possible, and use the Non-Affiliated Sport User Groups checklist to evaluate and develop your plan.
Please email your completed plans for consideration. Recreation Staff will begin the review process and will follow-up with you accordingly. The City of Penticton will honour historical facility bookings where possible and in consideration of available resources. Any new booking requests received will be based on availability.
Submit Your COVID-19 Safety Plan
Have questions about facility rentals? Contact us!
Facility Rentals
Phone: 250-490-2430
Email: rentals@penticton.ca
FAQ
- Reduced facility capacities and group sizes for programs, classes and activity timeslots.
- Adhering to rigorous, scheduled sanitation practices. This includes the use of electrostatic disinfectant sprayers in combination with frequent touch-point cleaning throughout the day.
- Providing cleaning and sanitizing stations throughout the facility.
- Spacing fitness equipment and closing certain areas to allow for physical distancing.
- Closure of select aquatic amenities (e.g. some lockers, showers and change spaces).
- Facility provided equipment (such as kickboards, pull buoys, noodles, dumbbells, etc.) will not be available.
- Guests are asked to practice proper hand hygiene, avoid touching communal surfaces where possible, and stay home if they are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
- The hours of operation and demand for services will continually be evaluated and adjusted as needed within the resources available.
- The Penticton Community Centre is a very busy facility. Introducing a reservation system will ensure that even during peak times, the number of guests in our facilities will be monitored and capped to allow for appropriate physical distancing.
- All current memberships remain on hold and cannot be used for timeslot reservations. This includes 1, 3, 6 & 12 month memberships and 10 ticket pass cards.
- Clients may request a membership refund backdated to the original date of closure until December 31, 2020. Membership refund requested after this date cannot be backdated.
- To cancel your timeslot please call the Community Centre at 250-490-2426. Refunds will be provided for cancellations. Due to high demand, we kindly ask that guests cancel their booking as soon as they become aware that they will not be attending their reserved activity time slot. This will help ensure that any one on our waitlist may have an opportunity to attend.
- In response to the Provincial Health Officer’s recent mandatory mask announcement and the official Provincial Order released November 25, changes will be implemented effective immediately at City recreation facilities.