Registration for Toronto's summer swim and skate programs begins this Saturday

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  June 4, 2014                       

Registration for Toronto's summer swim and skate programs begins this Saturday

Toronto residents will have the opportunity to sign up for City of Toronto summer swimming and skating lessons beginning Saturday, June 7 at 7 a.m.

Programs fill quickly, so residents are advised to be ready to register at 7 a.m. and have a few backup choices in case their preferred program is already full.  

There are three ways to register – online, by phone and in person:

1. Online: Online is the fastest way to register, at http://www.toronto.ca/torontofun.

2. By telephone: Residents can register by phone using touchtone (TTR) buttons and following voice prompts at 416-338-0000, or with operator assistance at 416-338-4386.

3. In person: Locations across Toronto for registration in person can be found in the printed FUN Guide or online at http://www.toronto.ca/torontofun.

The following items are required to register:

1. Parks, Forestry and Recreation family PIN and individual client numbers are used as account codes, and 2. credit card information for payment.

Family and client numbers are required for each person registering and can be obtained by phone or online:

• by calling Parks, Forestry and Recreation at 416-338-4386 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, or 

• by completing a New Family Account Form available online at http://bit.ly/1blt5et, and either emailing it to pfrcustomerservice@toronto.ca, or mailing it to City Hall at 100 Queen St. W., 1st floor, Toronto, M5H 2N2, or faxing it to 416-392-1551. Please allow two days for processing if emailing the form, two weeks if mailing or faxing it.

Online registration and phone registration using voice prompts (TTR) is open from 7 a.m. to midnight seven days a week starting June 7. On June 7, in-person registration will be open from 7 a.m. to noon, and telephone registration with operator assistance will be open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ARC programs

Registration for After School Recreation Care (ARC) programs for the upcoming school year (September 2014 to June 2015) begins Monday, June 9 at 7 a.m.

There are two ways to register for ARC programs:

• by phone with operator assistance at 416-338-4386, or 

• in person at Etobicoke Civic Centre, North York Civic Centre, Scarborough Civic Centre or Toronto City Hall.

Residents are advised to have their credit card information ready for payment. 

Summer camps

Registration is still open for summer camps. The City of Toronto offers camps to suit everyone's interests, needs and abilities at a reasonable cost. Registration for camps and a listing of Toronto recreation programs is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontofun.

The Welcome Policy helps Toronto residents with low incomes participate in recreation programs. If approved for the Welcome Policy, individuals and families receive an annual amount that can be spent on any of the wide variety of high-quality recreation programs offered by the City throughout the year. More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/wp or by calling 311. 

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://bitly.com/TdezBf

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

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Media contact: Parks, Forestry and Recreation media line, 416-560-8726, pfrmedialine@toronto.ca