Everyone has the right to a safe and respectful environment. Inappropriate or unlawful behaviour is not tolerated in City of Winnipeg facilities or programs.
Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful, welcoming, and inclusive environment where customers and participants can thrive.
Expectations
Every customer will:
- Respect personal safety and boundaries
- Maintain a respectful environment, free of:
- Racism
- Discrimination
- Harassment
- Disruptive conflict
- Violence
- Refrain from engaging in misconduct of a sexual, physical, or verbal nature
- Immediately report any inappropriate or unlawful behavior to an employee on duty
Consequences
Customers will be asked to leave if:
- They choose not to follow the code of conduct, or
- They do not change their behaviour when asked
Other consequences may include:
- Suspension of service privileges
- Banning from City of Winnipeg properties
- Legal charges
Examples of inappropriate conduct
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Refusal to follow facility rules
- Refusal to follow employee’s request to adhere to rules
- Misuse of any facility space, including washrooms
- Intentional interference with:
- Another customer’s use and enjoyment of the facility or program
- The ability of employees to perform their duties
- Any criminal activity
- Inappropriate conduct involving children
For privacy reasons, the City of Winnipeg does not:
- Disclose personal information
- Mediate between parties in cases of patron inappropriate behavior
The City of Winnipeg partners with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P). All disclosures, allegations or suspicions of sexual, unlawful, or inappropriate behavior by a patron in our recreation facilities are taken seriously and followed up on.