We would like to inform you of the individuals who will be acting as the COVID-19 Oversight Group as we transition back to skating activities. The following people
will comprise this COVID-19 Oversight Group.
Name
Position
Stacia Snow
Registrar
Jodi Jonker
Director
Krista Attridge
Volunteer Director
Sue Schope
President
Nicki Cummings
Director
One of the above members or a trained parent volunteer will be responsible for
health screening before every session to ensure we have the documentation for
contact tracing and will stay with the group and call parents in the event of an
emergency.
Should you have any questions about any aspects of the Return to Play protocols
or other COVID-19 policies and procedures, please contact one of the
individuals above.
Registration opens Wednesday, September 9th at 6:00 AM and will close Sunday, September 13th at 6:00 PM.
The Sept/Oct 2020 Schedule has now been posted. Please read through this entire post, review the latest Covid 19 Policies and the important notes included below.
Important Notes
Programs are for returning GSC skaters.
CanSkate skaters who are in the advanced levels will receive an invitation via email to register. Due to COVID-19 protocols, only skaters at this advanced level will be permitted to skate at this time.
UPDATE as of 09/10/20: Each skater under the age of 10 WILL be allowed ONE parent / guardian in the arena with them. All skaters must be fully dressed when entering the building.
Skaters who register but are not qualified will be notified and refunded.
To learn more about the Return to Play protocols as well as the Health Screening Questionnaire, please visit https://skateontario.org/return-to-play/. We continue to work with our governing body and follow the guidance and policies outlined by the province of Ontario, York region and the Town of Georgina.
Thank you for your understanding. The Georgina Skating Club is committed to a safe return to skating. We look forward to the full return of our programs when protocols allow.
The Georgina Skating Club Board of Directors is comprised of a team of hard working, dedicated parents who donate their time to ensure that the needs of our skaters are met. Each Executive Member has made a commitment to our club for one year and receive no remuneration or concessions for their contributions.
Please join us virtually on Monday, August 17th at 7PM to learn what happens behind the scenes to provide quality programming to all levels of skaters as well as a general report on the Georgina Skating Club. As members of the GSC, you are invited to vote in and welcome the new members of the Executive Board and to say goodbye to a few members who will be leaving their positions.
As we look ahead to the 2020-2021 season, we know that it will look and feel different. We appreciate that with so many unknowns, it may be difficult for you as a parent or guardian to decide if you are comfortable with your skater returning to the ice for competition.
Please take the time to complete the following surveybefore July 12, 2020. The survey is designed to measure your level of comfort in your skater returning to competition for the 2020-2021 season in Ontario.
Skate Ontario has recently updated the Return to Play Protocols, Daily Health Screening Questionnaire & Session Participation and Health Screening Tracking Template on their website.
They have also created an information sheet for coaches/skaters/parents – Training Plan: Return to the Ice. This document includes some helpful tips and resources to consider before and after returning to the ice. To view this document, please visit: https://skateontario.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SO_RTP_Jun10_2020_FINALV2.pdf
We hope this message finds you all safe and healthy. We just wanted to check in and keep you up to date with what is happening with the Club. We have continued to stay in close contact with The Town of Georgina so we could best inform you of how things will proceed in regards to our programming. Unfortunately, due to the continued spread of COVID-19, the town has made the decision to close all recreational facilities until June 30th. This of course means that our Spring sessions will be cancelled. For anyone that had already registered your registration has been withdrawn and scheduled payments cancelled. For those that had pre paid we have refunded your account.
In regards to the Ice Show and winter season, we wanted to catch you up on what has been done…
Ice Show
Every skater that registered for Ice Show has been credited the amount paid to their account. This credit will carry over and be available to you when you register for your next session.
Winter session
As far as the missed lesson at the end of March, unfortunately we will not be able to issue refunds or credits. We will be treating the missed session in the same way we would for sessions missed due to inclement weather, as the cancellation was out of our control.
We know that this is an extremely hard time for everyone and we hope that all of our members are healthy and safe. We encourage you to please continue to follow all regulations set by public health. Stay home, only go out for essentials, practice social distancing, and wash your hands often. Let’s beat this and get back to what we love…
SKATING! ⛸ 🏒
*Please note that if you are not planning on returning we would ask that you contact us at
