Covid-19 Urgent Bulletin – Sudbury and District Girls Hockey Association

COVID Update November 13th SDGHA Return To Hockey Plan Nov 11th 2020 OWHA URGENT BULLETIN - March 12, 2020 Hockey Canada Statement - March 12, 2020 OWHA Return to Hockey Framework June 9 Greater Sudbury Arena User Group COVID 19 Guidelines

COVID Update November 13th

SDGHA Families,

Earlier today, the Province of Ontario released an update to the COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open (the “ Framework”). The Framework categorizes Public Health Units into 5 levels and it outlines the public health and safety measures for workplaces, sports programs, restaurants and bars that are to be followed in each of the levels.

The five levels are: Green- Prevent; Yellow- Protect; Orange - Restrict; Red- Control and Lockdown.

As of Monday Nov. 16 at 12:01 am, the Sudbury Region will be moved to the Yellow - Protect category
( https://www.phsd.ca/public-health-sudbury-districts-moving-to-yellow-level-of-provincial-covid-19-respons
e-framework/ ).

This means we must continue our diligence with following public health requirements of washing hands frequently and wearing face masks. The distance requirement has increased to 3 meters. In terms of SDGHA ice times - we will continue to use the previously scheduled times for practices and
modified game play. At this time, we are not sure how long the Yellow - Protect categorization will be in place. This is 100% in the control of the Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province and the Sudbury & District Medical Officer
of Health. As an organization we will comply with the rules and regulations set out by the Public Health
officials.

The SDGHA Board is proactively looking at what the second half of our season may look like as we move between the 5 levels of the newly released framework. We have received questions and we will try our best
to answer these questions as we share the plans for the second half of our season.

We want to keep our programs going and more importantly keep our SDGHA players on the ice. Your cooperation with and support of the public health requirements will help us move back to Green and reduce
the chance of our area moving into a more restrictive category. It will also help us as a Region control the spread of COVID-19 and return our Region to the Green - Prevent level.

Please remember that the entire organization, parents, players, coaches and volunteers, must follow the
guidelines set out by SDGHA and OWHA. Any deviation from the OWHA or the SDGHA COVID-19 safety procedures and Return to Play Plans may result in sanctions, up to and including suspension from SDGHA
activities.

We are hopeful that we can keep our programs going and we need everyone to do their part to mitigate the
risks.

In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the COVID team ( covid-sdgha@outlook.com ) if you have any further questions.

Thank you,

SDGHA Board of Directors

SDGHA Return To Hockey Plan Nov 11th 2020

OWHA URGENT BULLETIN - March 12, 2020

Hockey Canada Statement - March 12, 2020

OWHA Return to Hockey Framework June 9

Greater Sudbury Arena User Group COVID 19 Guidelines

Date: August 11, 2020 Subject to Change

Pre-Booking

Prior to use, participants must provide the City of Greater Sudbury with a signed waiver form for each participant using the ice. A drop off box will be provided at the entrance.

Entrance

Participants may enter the building no earlier than 20 minutes prior to the start of their ice time.
Participants must enter through the main entrance and follow the signage for each pad.
All patrons who enter the building are encouraged to sanitize their hands using the hand sanitizer dispenser provided.
All patrons must self-screen prior to entering. If any patron answers yes to any of the questions posted they are not permitted to enter the facility.
Spectators are permitted to enter the arena. Spectators must not loiter in the hallways / lobby area. The spectator seating occupancy limit is 35 persons for pad 2 and 50 persons for side 1. A minimum of 2 metres or 6 feet between all household bubbles / spectators is mandatory.
All spectators entering the facility must wear a mask at all times as per Public Health Sudbury.
Participants are required to wear masks when they are not engaging in intense physical activity.

Upon Building Entry

Dressing rooms are assigned to each user group and will be posted at the entrance.
Player dressing rooms have signage/markers to indicate seating for proper social distancing. If additional rooms are required, please consult with arena staff.
Dressing rooms will be available no more than 20 minutes prior to the start of the ice time. Users are asked to arrive as close to “ready to play” as possible.
Showers and washrooms in the dressing rooms will be available, however, participants must respect the 20 minute time limit if they choose to use the showers.

Ice Entry

During floods, participants waiting to enter the ice should not congregate at the rink entrance door/s. We ask that participants maintain physical distancing requirements and wait in the dressing room or areas outside of the dressing rooms until they can safely enter the ice surface.

On-Ice Procedure

The maximum capacity of on-ice participants and coaches is 40 participants.
Games / Scrimmages / amateur and recreational sports leagues may resume so long as they do not allow prolonged or deliberate physical contact between players or if they have modifications to avoid physical contact between players.
While on the ice for practices, figure skaters, hockey schools, or individuals working on skill development they must adhere to physical distance measures.
Leagues/ schools must contain no more than a total of 50 participants. If participants in a league exceed 50, they may divide into smaller groups of no more than 50. Players are not permitted to play against athletes outside of their league or group.
Many groups operate or are sanctioned by provincial or national governing. These groups must adhere to any return to play guidelines developed by these governing organizations (i.e. OHF, Skate Ontario, Hockey Canada, Ringette Ontario, etc…).
Drills must meet guidelines for maintaining physical distancing. No contact drills allowed.
Participants and Coaches must always keep gloves and equipment on. One designated person must pick up pucks and other training materials at end of the session.
Participants will not share water bottles.
Absolutely no spitting or clearing your nose in the facility or on the ice.
Players benches will be available and additional seating will be available if required to maintain physical distance between participants.
Only 1 person may enter the scorekeeper’s box at a time. The arena staff will provide sanitizer spray and paper towels. If the renter chooses to use the score clock, they will be responsible for sanitizing the controls before and after use.

Exit Ice and Building Procedure

At the end of the booking, participants must exit the ice promptly in single file and return to their assigned dressing room.
Participants must exit the building through the appropriate door assigned for each pad within 20 minutes of the end of their ice time.
Hand sanitizer dispensers are mounted at each of the exits.

Safety Protocol

Dressing rooms will be sanitized between user groups.
Please note that sanitization of all other arena spaces will occur periodically. Washrooms will be sanitized four times daily.
Wash your hands - Practice physical distancing - Do not share equipment.
All patrons are expected to abide by the occupancy limits detailed above.
NO SPITTING OR CLEARING YOUR NOSE ANYWHERE IN THE FACILITY OR ON THE ICE.
To ensure our facilities can remain open and safe, please obey all rules as presented
Failure to follow guidelines and policies could result in immediate ejection from the facility and future booking privileges revoked. The City of Greater Sudbury may cancel future bookings without refunds.