News Release
March 13, 2020
Town of Milton shuts down recreation, culture and library facilities and cancels programs to help protect the community from COVID-19
Effective March 14, the Town of Milton is closing all recreation, culture and library facilities and canceling programming, until April 5 (inclusive), as a precaution following health directives and to protect the health and safety of the community from the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The Town of Milton will automatically issue refunds within 2 – 4 weeks for programs and rentals that are impacted by this.
“The health and safety of our residents and staff is the number one priority for everyone at the Town of Milton,” said Mayor Gord Krantz. “As a response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, we are taking action to close recreation, culture and library facilities in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus.”
With the evolving COVID-19 situation, the following facilities will be closed;
- Milton Leisure Centre
- Milton Sports Centre
- Mattamy National Cycling Centre
- Sherwood Community Centre
- Nassagewaya Community Centre
- Hugh Foster Hall
- John Tonelli Sports Centre
- Milton Indoor Turf Centre
- FirstOntario Centre for the Arts
- Milton Memorial Arena
- Milton Seniors’ Activity Centre
Town Hall and the Milton Innovation Centre remain open and Milton Transit will continue to provide service at this time.
For more information about the Town of Milton’s action to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, please visit milton.ca/coronavirus.
For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Halton Region Public Health and the Province of Ontario sites provide up to date and accurate information on COVID-19, including symptoms, prevention and when you need to contact Halton Region Public Health.
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