Club Presidents and Head Coaches,
The following is an update on various items relating to COVID 19:
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Club Activities- Based on Federal and Manitoba Health guidelines: https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/index.html
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All group training and/or group activities should be suspended until information from Manitoba/Federal health authorities confirm group activities can resume
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No club/team travel for a minimum of the next 30 days,
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Teams currently abroad should return home asap: https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/03/16/prime-minister-announces-new-actions-under-canadas-covid-19-response
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Club Boards should work closely with head coaches and take time to consider all options, pausing to review (amongst other items); the financial outlook and projections of the club; club policies and contracts; as well as employment laws and regulations prior to making any decisions
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Sanctioned Events- As noted in our communication on March 13, all sanctioned events have been cancelled up to April 20. More information: https://www.swimming.ca/en/news/2020/03/13/olympic-and-paralympic-trials-other-events-to-be-postponed-or-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-concerns/
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Swim Manitoba Office Working Remotely- To support efforts to reduce the potential for transmission of the virus, the Swim Manitoba office will be closed to the public until further notice, and the staff will be working from home. We will be available by email during regular business hours.
Please check our website for updates here: https://www.swimmanitoba.mb.ca/covid-19-update
Brian Leier
Executive Director
Swim Natation Manitoba
206-145 Pacific Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2Z6
204-925-5779- Office
431-996-8151- Cell