Playground's in the City of Nanaimo will open again June 1 as restrictions continue to relax surrounding COVID-19. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Nanaimo and Regional District playgrounds set to re-open

Jun 2, 2020 | 3:05 PM

NANAIMO — The caution tape tied to most playground structures in the City and RDN is set to come off.

Effective Wednesday, June 3 all playgrounds in the City of Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo will be accessible once more, a further step forward in returning to normal life.

Playgrounds across Nanaimo were closed on March 21 when CAO Jake Rudolph responded to public pressure to close the facilities in the wake of the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Regional District followed with their closure on March 23.

The move follows other municipalities, such as New Westminster and Surrey who re-opened their playground facilities on June 1.

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Previously, the City of Nanaimo had re-opened certain outdoor recreation facilities including tennis and pickleball courts and off-leash dog parks.

Similar decisions were made for facilities in Parksville.

School playgrounds re-opened on Monday, June 1 when school resumed on an optional, part-time basis.

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