Regina bowling alleys stay closed despite restrictions being eased

Regina bowling alleys feel like they are on the outside looking in, as City of Regina recreation centres reopened Monday while they remain closed due to COVID-19 public health measures.

It’s not just recreation centres that are returning to a sense of normalcy, as Queen City restaurants will be allowed to resume in-person dining starting Monday.

Kevin Clark, the manager of the Golden Mile Bowling Lanes, says it’s easy to feel frustrated as public health measures are eased in Regina and while bowling continues anywhere in the province except here.

“Regina is the only place where we can’t be open,” Clark said. “You go to Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Melville, everywhere else is open but Regina. I know it had to do with all the cases before, but we’ve now dropped significantly.

“Now we are over 60 (active) cases lower than Saskatoon and they’re still open. We’ve got to be the same as the rest of the province, especially when our cases are now getting much better.”

Clark says all the operators of Regina bowling alleys can do now is just sit, wait and hope their reopening date will be revised before the end of May. That’s when the government previously announced they would be able to open in Step One of the province’s reopening plan.

“The city opened up their recreation centres. If they can be open, why can’t we be open?” Clark said. “It’s just crazy how there’s a difference.”