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REGISTRATION STARTS JUNE 7 FOR SUMMER REC PROGRAMS

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR COMING SCHOOL YEAR ARE ALSO LISTED; SPACE STILL AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER CAMPS

TORONTO NEWSROOM newsroom@toronto.com

The City of Toronto's summer recreation program listings are now available to view online to help residents prepare for registration in June.

Registration for the city's summer recreation programs at all locations across the city starts on Tuesday, June 7, at 7 a.m.

The programs will then begin the week of Monday, July 4.

This summer, more than 6,500 registered courses with approximately 114,500 spaces will be offered, including arts, fitness and wellness, sports and swimming.

Program and registration information is available at www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/recreation/.

After-school recreation care and after school programs for the 2022/23 school year are also available to view online.

Registration starts at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 6. More information is available on the City's AfterSchool Recreation Care webpage at www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/recreation/camps-after-schoolcare/after-school-recreation-care/.

As well, spaces are still available for CampTO, CampTO Plus (specialty camps), Adapted CampTO and Virtual Adapted CampTO. Camps are set to run from July 4 to Friday, Sept. 2. More information is available on the CampTO webpage at www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/recreation/campto/.

A city news release says

the "quickest and easiest way to register is online."

Phone registration will also be available for summer recreation programs at 416-396-7378, beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7. Call centre hours will be extended on Monday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to help customers in advance

of registration.

For in-person registration support, five community centre locations will be open on June 7, from 7 a.m. to noon:

• Centennial Recreation Centre, 1967 Ellesmere Rd. in Scarborough;

• Dennis R. Timbrell Resource Centre, 29 St. Dennis

Dr. in North York;

• Driftwood Community Recreation Centre, 4401 Jane St. in North York;

• Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre, 220 Cowan Ave. in Parkdale-High Park;

• Wellesley Community Centre, 495 Sherbourne St., downtown.

Residents need a family and client number to sign up and are encouraged to have them ready before registration day. To get a client and family number, residents can set up a new account or retrieve their existing numbers online or by phone.

The city says its Welcome Policy credit can be used to register for its recreation offerings. Those who receive social assistance (Ontario Works) and live in Toronto are pre-approved to receive this credit and should speak to their caseworker, explained a city release.

"Recreation programs are valuable to both the physical and mental wellness of participants. Participation is open to all skill levels, so why not sign up and try something new," said Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson (Scarborough Centre), Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee, in the May 16 news release.

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