Paul Reynolds Centre reopens Wednesday after being closed for repairs

The Paul Reynolds Centre in St. John's is reopening on Wednesday after being closed since Saturday for repairs to its main entrance.

The centre's entrance ceiling partially collapsed on Friday, which closed the facility and cancelled programming for a few days.

On Tuesday evening, the City of St. John's said the building would reopen after the main entrance was secured, but work will continue into Wednesday.

The closures caused worry for parent Danielle Burt, who has her seven-year-old son enrolled in summer camp at the centre.

"I do rely on a summer camp to keep my kid occupied while I work. Then, you know, there's safety concerns as well. So it's a bit unnerving," Burt told CBC Radio's The St. John's Morning Show on Tuesday, before the decision to reopen was made.

"It isn't just about, you know, enrolling your kids to do a fun activity. A lot of us do rely on these camps to, you know, have our kids busy so that we can work and provide for our family."

Once the centre reopens, Burt said she will have safety concerns in mind. She hopes a commitment can be made that camps can continue throughout the summer — and be done safely.

"I'm hoping they'll provide some information into how that happened. I mean, I would assume it was just as unexpected for them as it was for us, but, you know, it would be nice to get something," she said.

"Hopefully … we can expect it to not happen with other parts of the building."

The city said the continuing work on Wednesday might mean traffic in the area has to be redirected, and asked residents to follow all posted signs.

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