City of Calgary says layoffs affect 1,200 employees

The City of Calgary now says layoffs it announced on Monday will affect 1,200 employees in two departments, recreation and neighbourhoods.

According to a news release, affected on-call, part-time and temporary employees include swim instructors, arena and athletic park staff and aquatics and fitness staff. Many of those affected no longer have work due to facility closures.

"Taking these steps allows impacted employees to apply for supports made available by the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada during this difficult time," said city manager David Duckworth in the release.

The city said these layoffs are not permanent.

"I look forward to the time when we are able to reopen our facilities and restore impacted services, so we can bring our valued employees back to work," said Duckworth in the release.