"As a father, I know firsthand how much children and adults alike look forward to Halloween, and this year should be no different," said Senators Owner and Governor Eugene Melnyk. "The Senators are excited to welcome the community to Canadian Tire Centre for a special night of physically-distanced Trick or Treating. Despite these challenging times, we look forward to opening our doors to our families and friends to the Senators first Halloween Festival."
"During these unprecedented times, it is important to provide as much normalcy as possible for the youngest members of our community," said Chris Phillips, Executive Director of the Senators Community Foundation. "We want to ensure those parents that are already trying to decide how to manage Halloween this year that we have a safe and weather proofed option for them."
The Foundation and the Club will be working closely with Ottawa Public Health and the City of Ottawa along with the Province of Ontario to ensure that the final approved plans are based upon the most stringent safety policies to ensure parents that their children will have the ability to partake in one of the most anticipated days of the year for youngsters.
"We are currently in discussions with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that our festival will be the safest possible," said Anthony LeBlanc, Senators President of Business Operations. "Our festival will have health and safety at the forefront which will include, for example, temperature checks before entering, mandatory masking, proper social distancing, hand hygiene, and touchless Trick or Treating to name just a few of the safety measures that will be in place. We will also be utilizing pre-registration and staggered time slots to ensure we always follow approved capacity limits."
The Senators Community Foundation along with the Hockey Club will be reaching out to all relevant partners to discuss how they may be involved in this exciting endeavour.
"We would like to involve as many of our partners, be it sponsors of the club, suite holders, season ticket members, along with ensuring we provide an opportunity for partners of our Foundation such as Roger Neilson House, CHEO and the Boys and Girls Club to be a part of the planning process," said Mr. Melnyk.
More details will be released over the coming weeks as the foundation and the club continue to work with the City of Ottawa, Ottawa Public Health and the Province of Ontario. The festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31, between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and there will be free admission for all.
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