WINNIPEG Beginning today the City of Winnipeg is loosening some restrictions at its libraries and reopening some arenas. Last week, the city announced that as of March 15, people will be able to go into public library branches to pick up holds, return items and update their memberships. These changes apply to all libraries, except the Cornish Library and the River Heights Library. All library customers are required to wear a face mask, sanitize their hands, and physically distance from other people.
ARENAS The city also announced it would be opening a select number of arenas on March 15. These arenas, which include the Eric Coy Arena, the Century Arena, the Terry Sawchuk Arena and the River East Arena, will open at 25 per cent capacity for casual ice use.
WINNIPEG Winnipeggers will soon be able to visit libraries for pickups and returns. On Thursday, Jay Shaw, the manager of Winnipeg s emergency operations centre, said the city will allow library customers to enter public library branches to pick up holds, return items, register or update their memberships as of March 15. These changes will take effect at all public library branches except for the Cornish Library, which is being renovated, and the River Heights Library at 1520 Corydon Ave., which is permanently closing on March 13 for the move to the new Bill and Helen Norrie Library. The city said any holds that are not picked up from the River Heights Library by the end of the day on March 13 will be moved to the Charleswood Library. Once the branch closes, the city said borrowed items can be returned to any other open branch.