General Regulations

  • For special events & private functions all rental, equipment and deposit fees must be pre-paid. 
  • For programming events, the City may require fees to be paid in advance payment or may invoice upon completion of program
  • No fees will be reduced or waived. Groups requesting financial assistance may make application to the Community Grants Fund or the Recreation Board Grants Fund.
  • If the event is cancelled, the Event Operator must provide 7 days’ notice in writing. Failure to provide sufficient notice may incur full rental charge.
  • Cleaning during and after the event is the responsibility of the Event Operator. Daily maintenance and cleaning of mulit-day events is the responsibility of the event operator. Please refer to the Facility Cleaning Inspection Checklist (see below for form) for complete list cleaning responsibilities. Failure to perform adequate site cleanup will result in partial or full loss of damage deposit.
  • The Event Operator shall be solely responsible for any and all costs associated with turf and/or site restoration.
  • Event Operator must adhere to all Federal and Territorial legislation, City of Dawson bylaws, policies and regulations. Non-compliance may result in event cancellation or closure of event. Event Operator may also be prohibited from holding future events.

Pursuant to the City of Dawson Property and Facility Rental Policy the City of Dawson reserves the right to not approve the use or rental, or cancel an event up to and including the day of the event, or any time during the event for reasons of non-compliance and/or in the interest of public safety.