Dear WBC Members:
Today Premier Ford has placed the Southwestern Health Board into Orange (Restrict) Alert Status effective Monday November 23, 2020.
All existing Yellow (Protect) Zone expectations continue to be in effect. The key difference from our status as Yellow is we now need to conduct a COVID-19 screening of all participants prior to entry into the club for each and every visit. We have added this self screening questionnaire to the WBC website. Please complete this screening process prior to your booking. The confirmation of your booking is your assertion that you have completed this screening process and are declaring yourself safe to enter the Club. For those that have already booked sessions for next week, we ask you to complete the self assessment separately as a precaution to your entry into the club.
Please note that we have made some temporary changes to the official Schedule within our Reservation Tool as per our WBC Schedule Policy. The changes include extending the Badminton reservation block on Tuesdays from 6 to 10 pm and adding an additional block of time for Badminton on Thursday from 5 to 7pm. These additions are to accommodate the high number of participants that normally play on these two nights but are limited by the reduction of participants to 10 players.
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind members that the non-programmed time slots (off hours) are available for either sport and may result in both sports being played at the same time on different courts. When making this reservation please precede your name with a P (for pickleball) or B (for Badminton) so that other people making a reservation can see who and what sport has already been booked. That provides members with an informed decision in the event that they choose to not want to play under these conditions. I highly recommend that when these situations occur that an unused court is maintained between the 2 in use courts wherever possible for safety purposes. Your cooperation and consideration goes a long way to ensure that our Club is a welcoming environment for all.
Finally, I have noted that Kitchener/Waterloo has joined the list of Red (Control) Zones effective on Monday. Please refrain from coming to the Club if you reside in a Red Zone or Lockdown zone. We all have a responsibility to help flatten the curve and keep this virus from winning.
Stay safe and be well,
Terry Dunnigan ~ President WBC