City of Courtenay Annual Report 2021

COURTENAY RECREATION

Facility operations Recreation Facility Operations is responsible for ongoing maintenance and care of all facilities including the Lewis Centre, Florence Filberg Centre, Native Sons Hall, The LINC Youth Centre, the Courtenay and District Memorial Outdoor Pool and various parks auxillary buildings. Recreation facility operations also provide customer service (reception), custodial services, indoor and outdoor facility rentals and special events. Free or low-cost events for all ages are focused on providing inclusive community activities that strive to limit financial or physical barriers to attendance.

There was a steep decline in both indoor and outdoor facility rentals and associated revenue in 2020 due to the pandemic, associated facility closures, and public health restrictions on gatherings and events. Facilities gradually reopened in 2021and groups wanting to rent facilities were required to do a COVID safety plan that outlined how they would follow public heath restrictions in place at that time. Special events in 2021 included Family Day (take home art challenge), Party in the Parks, Halloween Parade and the Children's Christmas Party. OUTDOOR RENTALS (pool, parks, sports fields) Year 2019 2020 2021 # of Rental Bookings 6,742 1,539 1,742 Rental Hours 8,642 5,136 6,339 Rental Revenues $43,758 $11,100 $20,500

INDOOR FACILITY RENTALS

Year

2019

2020

2021

# of Rental Bookings 3,539

478

823

Rental Hours

25,700 9,598 23,628

Rental Revenues

$214,659 $35,900 $88,683

Halloween parade in downtown Courtenay

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