YMCA Notices

Last Updated On: December 7, 2024

All classes and activities should be booked through the new My Y app. To learn more about the app and how to register for classes, visit the My Y App page.

Metro Avalon Peninsula Region & Ches Penney Family YMCA Updates

  • Latest Updates

    Holiday Hours of Operation:

    Ches Penney Family YMCA

    • December 24: 5:00am-2:00pm
    • December 25: closed
    • December 26: closed
    • December 27-30: regular operating hours
    • December 31: 5:00am-2:00pm
    • January 1: closed
    • January 2: regular operating hours

    Employment, Enterprise and Newcomer Services (EENS)

    • December 24: 8:00am-2:00pm
    • December 25: closed
    • December 26: closed
    • December 27-30: regular operating hours
    • December 31: 8:00am-2:00pm
    • January 1: closed
    • January 2: regular operating hours

    Regulated Child Care

    • Pre-Kindergarten and Early Learning Child Care will be closed December 24-January 1 inclusive. Will re-open on January 2, 2025.
    • School Age Child Care will be closed December 23-January 1 inclusive. Will re-open on January 2, 2025.

  • General Notices

    Dates to remember for YMCA members with group/private swim lessons (excluding rental groups who have purchased swim lessons)

    Ches Penney Family YMCA

    2024

    • Week of September 16 – group/private swim lessons start
    • December 1 – last day of GROUP swim lessons until January
    • December 15 – last day of PRIVATE swim lessons until January

    2025

    • Week of January 7 – group/private swim lessons resume
    • April 17 to 28 – no group/private swim lessons
    • Week of April 29 – group/private swim lessons resume
    • June 22 – group/private swim lessons end
    • Week of July 8 – summer group/private swim lessons start
    • August 31 – summer group/private swim lessons end

    Aquatic Guidelines Update

    Lane Swimming:

    • Choose a lane based on your swimming speed. Lanes are always shared.
    • Indicate your intent to join a lane. Enter from a shallow or deep end wall.
    • CIRCLE SWIM – Stay to the right of the black line in a lane. Swim in a counter clockwise oval pattern.
    • Pass on the left-hand side.
    • If you have any concerns about the traffic flow of a lane swim, please speak to a lifeguard on duty.

    Supervision Guidelines:

    • All pool users ages 0-11 years must be supervised by an adult (age 16+) in the water (within arm’s reach).
    • Maximum of four children per adult. (Note: this can change at the discretion of the lifeguard).
    • Exception: swim lessons.

    May 2024:

    Child Protection Information

    For Child Protection, everyone entering through controlled access points at our YMCA must scan/show their membership card, short-term pass bar code or Government-issued photo ID (for ages 16+) with our YMCA staff.

    Sign-in/out policy: At the beginning of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check in with the YMCA staff/volunteer instructor with an adult (16 yrs+). At the end of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check out by an adult (16 yrs+).

    Caregivers who are not required to participate in their child’s class or program can observe from designated areas. Videography and photography are not permitted to ensure our participants’ privacy.

    Jan. 2024:

    The whirpool at the Ches Penney Family YMCA will close on the last Wednesday of every month for deep cleaning. It reopens the following day at 10:00am.

Rural Avalon Peninsula Region & Placentia Regional YMCA Updates

  • Latest Updates

    December 13: The Aquatics Centre will close at 4:00pm to accommodate a YMCA Swim Instructor training. It will reopen with the normal Aquatics Centre schedule on Monday, December 16th

    Holiday Hours of Operation:

    Placentia Regional YMCA

    • December 24: 9:00am-2:00pm
    • December 25: closed
    • December 26: closed
    • December 27-30: regular operating hours
    • December 31: 9:00am-2:00pm
    • January 1: closed
    • January 2: regular operating hours

    Regulated Child Care

    • Pre-Kindergarten and Early Learning Child Care will be closed December 24-January 1 inclusive. Will re-open on January 2, 2025.

  • General Notices

    Child Protection Information

    For Child Protection, everyone entering through controlled access points at our YMCA must scan/show their membership card, short-term pass bar code or Government-issued photo ID (for ages 16+) with our YMCA staff.

    Sign-in/out policy: At the beginning of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check in with the YMCA staff/volunteer instructor with an adult (16 yrs+). At the end of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check out by an adult (16 yrs+).

    Caregivers who are not required to participate in their child’s class or program can observe from designated areas. Videography and photography are not permitted to ensure our participants’ privacy.

Burin Peninsula Region & Marystown YMCA Updates

  • Latest Updates

    Holiday Hours of Operation:

    Marystown YMCA

    • December 24: 6:00am-2:00pm
    • December 25: closed
    • December 26: closed
    • December 27-30: regular operating hours
    • December 31: 6:00am-2:00pm
    • January 1: closed
    • January 2: regular operating hours

    Regulated Child Care

    • Pre-Kindergarten and Early Learning Child Care will be closed December 24-January 1 inclusive. Will re-open on January 2, 2025.

    Programming Update

    Aquatics Schedule
    Aquatic Centre – Fall 2024 Hours of Operation
        • Every Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-8:00pm (closed from 1:00pm -2:00pm)
        • Every Friday: 9:00am–6:00pm (closed from 1:00pm-2:00pm)
        • Every Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am-5:00pm (closed from 1:00–2:00pm)

    Group Fitness Schedule

    Every Friday: Cycle Fit is now available from 9:00-9:45am

    Child, Youth, and Family Schedule

    Every Tuesday: Art Club has been cancelled

    Every Tuesday: Open Play is scheduled 4:30-5:30pm

  • General Notices

    Dates to remember for YMCA members with group/private swim lessons (excluding rental groups who have purchased swim lessons)

    Marystown YMCA

    2024

    • Week of September 16 – group/private swim lessons start
    • December 15 – last day of group/private swim lessons until January

    2025

    • Week of January 7 – group/private swim lessons resume
    • April 17 to 28 – no group/private swim lessons
    • Week of April 29 – group/private swim lessons resume
    • June 22 – group/private swim lessons end
    • Week of July 8 – summer group/private swim lessons start
    • August 31 – summer group/private swim lessons end

    Aquatic Guidelines Update

    Lane Swimming:

    • Choose a lane based on your swimming speed. Lanes are always shared.
    • Indicate your intent to join a lane. Enter from a shallow or deep end wall.
    • CIRCLE SWIM – Stay to the right of the black line in a lane. Swim in a counter clockwise oval pattern.
    • Pass on the left-hand side.
    • If you have any concerns about the traffic flow of a lane swim, please speak to a lifeguard on duty.

    Supervision Guidelines:

    • All pool users ages 0-11 years must be supervised by an adult (age 16+) in the water (within arm’s reach).
    • Maximum of four children per adult. (Note: this can change at the discretion of the lifeguard).
    • Exception: swim lessons.

    May 2024:

    Child Protection Information

    For Child Protection, everyone entering through controlled access points at our YMCA must scan/show their membership card, short-term pass bar code or Government-issued photo ID (for ages 16+) with our YMCA staff.

    Sign-in/out policy: At the beginning of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check in with the YMCA staff/volunteer instructor with an adult (16 yrs+). At the end of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check out by an adult (16 yrs+).

    Caregivers who are not required to participate in their child’s class or program can observe from designated areas. Videography and photography are not permitted to ensure our participants’ privacy.

    June 2023:

    Public Announcement Marystown YMCA – Pilot Fee Schedule Extended for Six Months

Labrador Region & Central Labrador YMCA Updates

  • Latest Updates

    December 6: The After Day Play program is closed today.

    December 7 & 8:

    The Lake Melville Mantas will be hosting a swim meet at the Central Labrador YMCA. This event will have the following impact on our schedule:
    • Limited access to the walking track on Saturday, December 7 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm and Sunday, December 8 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm.
    • The Aquatic Centre is closed from 6:00 pm to closing on Saturday, December 7.
    • The Aquatic Centre has a delayed opening of 12:00 pm on Sunday, December 8.
    We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and invite you to come support our local swimmers.

    Holiday Hours of Operation:

    Central Labrador YMCA

    • December 24: 6:00am-2:00pm
    • December 25: closed
    • December 26: closed
    • December 27-30: 8:30am-9:00pm (pending approval)
    • December 31: 6:00am-2:00pm
    • January 1: closed
    • January 2: regular operating hours
    • After Day Play: closed from December 23-January 5

    Regulated Child Care

    • Early Learning Child Care will be closed December 24-January 1 inclusive. Will re-open on January 2, 2025.

  • General Notices

    Dates to remember for YMCA members with group/private swim lessons (excluding rental groups who have purchased swim lessons)

    Central Labrador YMCA

    2024

    • Week of September 16 – group swim lessons start
    • December 14 – last day of group swim lessons until January

    2025

    • Week of January 7 – group swim lessons resume
    • April 17 to 28 – no group swim lessons
    • Week of April 29 – group swim lessons resume
    • June 22 – group swim lessons end
    • Week of July 8 – summer group swim lessons start
    • August 31 – summer group swim lessons end

    Aquatic Guidelines Update

    Lane Swimming:

    • Choose a lane based on your swimming speed. Lanes are always shared.
    • Indicate your intent to join a lane. Enter from a shallow or deep end wall.
    • CIRCLE SWIM – Stay to the right of the black line in a lane. Swim in a counter clockwise oval pattern.
    • Pass on the left-hand side.
    • If you have any concerns about the traffic flow of a lane swim, please speak to a lifeguard on duty.

    Supervision Guidelines:

    • All pool users ages 0-11 years must be supervised by an adult (age 16+) in the water (within arm’s reach).
    • Maximum of four children per adult. (Note: this can change at the discretion of the lifeguard).
    • Exception: swim lessons.

    May 2024:

    Child Protection Information

    For Child Protection, everyone entering through controlled access points at our YMCA must scan/show their membership card, short-term pass bar code or Government-issued photo ID (for ages 16+) with our YMCA staff.

    Sign-in/out policy: At the beginning of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check in with the YMCA staff/volunteer instructor with an adult (16 yrs+). At the end of the class/program, participants 11 years old and under must check out by an adult (16 yrs+).

    Caregivers who are not required to participate in their child’s class or program can observe from designated areas. Videography and photography are not permitted to ensure our participants’ privacy.

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