The City of Campbell River is reopening some public washrooms.
While washroom, handwashing and drinking water facilities remain open at Spirit Square, facilities are available again at Robron, Nunns Creek and Dick Murphy parks.
A portable washroom has also been placed near the downtown fire hall.
Director of Operations Drew Hadfield says the facilities were originally closed to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, as the city did not have the proper resources for the cleaning frequency required.
“We recognized the demand for this service and worked to re-organized resources so that crews can attend to these facilities more frequently to provide the increased cleaning,” Hadfield says. “Safe use of these facilities requires everyone to be extremely vigilant about handwashing and to respect the public health requirements for physical distancing.”
The washrooms at Robron and Nunns Creeks will be open from 7:00am to 7:00pm, while the washroom at Dick Murphy Park will be open from 7:00pm to 7:00am.
In terms of the demand for additional washroom access, Hadfield adds that “unfortunately, we are not in a position to open facilities in other locations at this time. We are working to provide as much service as possible, and if we can arrange the required resources to allow us to open more facilities, we will certainly do so, and we will announce the change.”
The city is also turning on water for all three community gardens in Campbell River today.
This includes Laughing Willow, Mountain View and Campbellton Community Garden.
Gardeners are asked to maintain the appropriate physical distance while in these locations.
