Play Standards

• Food and beverages other than water
• Use of hand held mobile devices.
• Children six years of age and under without CSA approved helmets.
• Children 10 years of age or under must be accompanied by a responsible person 14 years of age or older
• Accessing ice during ice resurfacing or, while red beacon is lit.
• Continuing play outside of permit start and end times or, during required ice resurfacing.

The following is not permitted in our gymnasiums:

• Indoor shoes that mark floor surfaces.
• Outside equipment that has not been approved for indoor use.
• Food and beverages other than water in the gyms.
• Exceeding permit start and end times, or continuing to play during required facility setup/takedown times.

Pool Play Standards

• Follow directions provided by the lifeguards and aquatic staff at all times.
• Follow Ontario Health Regulation 565 requirements for public pools.
• If you are feeling ill or have experienced diarrhea in the past week, do not use the pool.
• Wear appropriate, clean swimming attire.
• Children who are not toilet trained must wear swim diapers suitable for swimming.
• Always use caution; walk on the pool deck wearing clean footwear (street shoes are not permitted).
• Children seven years of age or older are asked to use the change room designated for their gender. Community change rooms are available for all.

Supervision Requirements:

• Children under six years of age or younger, regardless of swim ability, must be directly supervised, within arm’s reach, at all times by a responsible person 14 years of age or older.
• Children seven to ten years of age, regardless of swimming ability, must be accompanied in the facility and remain in visual contact by a responsible person 14 years or older.
• One responsible person 14 years or older may assume responsibility for up to a maximum of two swimmers.
• Children between seven to ten years of age must pass the facility swim test, of two uninterrupted widths of the pool before they can swim without direct supervision.
• Individuals with serious medical conditions are at a greater risk while swimming and should be accompanied by another individual knowledgeable of their condition(s) and responsible for their supervision.

Warming Pool Use

• Children under seven years must be directly supervised.
• Children seven years and older must meet admission criteria.
• We recommend 10 minutes maximum in the warming pool.

Waterslide use

During recreational swims the following criteria must be met to ride the slide: children must be seven years of age and successfully complete the facility swim test.

General observation

• All participants including adults must wear helmet for all Sticks & Pucks programs.
• Individuals with serious medical conditions are at greater risk while skating and should be accompanied by another individual knowledgeable about their condition(s). 

Six years and under

• must wear a Canadian Skating Association (CSA) approved helmet.
• helmet with a face cage is recommended.

10 years and under

• must be accompanied to the skate by a responsible person 14 years or older who must maintain visual contact throughout the skate.
• are encouraged to wear a CSA approved helmet to maintain safety on the ice.

Adults

Adults are encouraged to wear a CSA approved helmet to maintain safety on the ice.

• Games are non-contact
• It is mandatory for all players to wear a CSA-approved helmet, shin pads and hockey gloves.  A hockey stick is also mandatory. 
• It is recommended that full hockey equipment be worn including neck and facial protection

 Goalies:

• Play for free
• It is mandatory for all goalies to wear a chest pad, goalie pads, a CSA approved helmet with cage and have a blocker, trapper and hockey stick
• It is recommended that full hockey equipment be worn

By entering a City facility or participating in any city of Burlington recreation programs or services, the participant or the legal guardian of the participant voluntarily accepts the risks of injury, death, damage or loss of property as a result of entering the facility or participating in any recreation programs or services.

Participants must follow all safety precautions and use appropriate protective equipment as directed by staff or as outlined in program admissions criteria. Participants must comply with all City of Burlington by-laws, policies, and procedures.

The City of Burlington may remove a participant from facility and/or terminate participation in any recreation program or service at any time. The City of Burlington is not responsible for any injuries, deaths, damages or loss of property for any reason. The participant or the legal guardian of the participant agrees to fully release the City of Burlington from any claims. 

The City of Burlington’s Zero Tolerance Policy provides guidelines for appropriate behaviour at all city facilities. Conduct that violates the Zero Tolerance Policy will result in actions that include, and are not limited to, suspension from city facilities and appropriate or legal actions.

For more information on the Zero Tolerance policy.