Source: Justin Skwark, The Scanner Vol No. 31 Issue 1, September 2018
On May 31, 2018 Sask Polytech announced the decision to discontinue Recreation Services on the Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Moose Jaw campuses.
Since this time there have been lingering questions and con-
fusion from the student membership.
The SPSA notified Sask Polytech that the Students’ Association contin-ues to receive numerous inquiries regarding student access to Recreation
Services. Your elected student representatives (SPSA) requested that Sask Polytech address the questions below of which the answers will be featured in the upcoming edition of The Scanner for our members.
1. Why did the Regina Campus Fitness Centres remain open
when Saskatchewan Polytechnic stated that the new Wellness
Strategy was yet to be developed?
2. Fitness Centres were reopened on August 8th with only etiquette and rules posters displayed. Why was this solution not implemented on June 1, 2018?
3. Why did the Regina Fitness Centre not need any recommenda-
tion from the Wellness Steering Committee to remain open?
4. Recent publications indicate that the athletics program will not be reinstated. Did the Steering Committee actually have in-depth
discussions regarding the reinstatement of the Athletics Program?
5. Will intramural programming be reinstated on all of the campuses? If so, when?
6. Will the Regina Campus offer fitness classes in the fall?
7. Our understanding is that the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Recre-
ation Services staff members will provide assistance to students at the Regina campus. Will this staffing level be matched at the other three campuses to ensure institution-wide consistency?
a. If not, what supervision will be in place in Saskatoon, Prince
Albert and Moose Jaw to ensure participant safety, protec-
tion of equipment, etc.? Have new parameters for Fitness
Centre use been developed?
8. While user fees are presently not being collected, students have heard that fees for all Fitness Centre users will be implemented in the near future – is this correct?
9. The Wellness Steering Committee receives student input but what opportunities will there be specifically for the Students’ Association in the ongoing development and implementation of the wellness model?
10. The students of this institution have suggested that the dismantling of recreational services has significantly damaged the reputation of Saskatchewan Polytechnic – how would you
respond?
At the time of publication, the SPSA did not receive responses to the specific questions posed August 27, 2018 to Saskatchewan Polytechnic. We hope to have their answers for publication in the next edition of the Scanner. The SPSA will continue to work diligently to acquire answers to the concerns of our student membership as well as work forward to gaining and maintaining the recreational services that the students all desire.
