The City of Victoria is closing outdoor recreation facilities in public parks to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
The decision announced Sunday afternoon impacts skate and bike parks, basketball courts, tennis courts, sports fields, outdoor gyms and other facilities, the municipality announced in a press release.
Signs posted at these facilities will notify the public of this decision, which comes after the closure of municipal playgrounds and indoor recreation facilities last week.
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Open spaces and trails in municipal parks remain open for people to get outdoors while maintaining the required physical distance.
“Provincial public health advice is very clear – when people are outside their homes, they must maintain a physical distance of at least two metres, ” it read.
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