Performances like symphony concerts require vaccination proof, but the venue expanded that to include the entire facility and all meetings and events for safety, Sweeney noted. However, for many companies, “They find the risk is too great to have all of their employees in one room,” Sweeney said.īecause it’s indoor public space, TCU Place staff and visitors must abide by the requirement to wear face coverings, but the venue is also requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test for all events. Parties could have been cancelled for a variety of reasons, including public perception or financial struggles, she said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Sweeney said the venue can still accommodate late bookings for businesses or other groups as active COVID-19 cases decline in Saskatoon and throughout the province. “But we’ll take the ones we have and be happy with those.”
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“December is usually chock full of Christmas parties in our building,” Sweeney said.
TCU Place often hosts three larger parties for small businesses with about 500 people in attendance, but this year it’s only hosting one. Usually, the venue hosts 20 to 30 parties. So far this year, TCU Place is only hosting four to five smaller Christmas parties, with the larger employers taking a pass.
But this year some companies had booked space prior to the fall’s devastating fourth wave, only to cancel amid the bleaker outlook, Sweeney said. Last year, provincial gathering restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 outlawed traditional office parties. We have more staff in the building than any other time of year.” “(Christmas party season is) so prevalent in our building in December,” Sweeney said in an interview. But, like last year, the pandemic is preventing many companies from holding the traditional festive gatherings, according to TCU Place CEO Tammy Sweeney.