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Espanola council prepares re-opening of recreation centre

Espanola council has agreed to fill some vacancies to prepare for the re-opening of the Espanola
Regional Recreation Complex.
At Tuesday night’s meeting, council gave its approval for the re-opening of the complex on August 4th.
Council also passed two motions approving the replacement of a full-time facility assistant who resigned
in April and the hiring of a full-time lifeguard.
Manager Joel Yusko told council testing for pool conditions will begin right away to ensure it meets
stipulations set out by the Ministry of Health as well as the installation of equipment, such as
sanitization stations to meet COVID-19 protocols.
Yusko adds the number of people using the gym and pool will be strictly regulated.
The staff is to report back to work on July 20th.
Details as to hours of operation and memberships are available at espanola.ca 
Details are available on the agenda … go to espanola.ca … then click on council, then click on agendas, minutes and streams on the left-hand side … you will see this week’s meeting and the agenda as a pdf and HTML documents well as the video of the meeting … Click on the agenda … look for the item and page number, scroll down and you will see the details.

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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