In light of recent health concerns surrounding COVID-19, FIRST Robotics Canada has suspended all Week 3 FIRST Robotics Competition Events, including Carleton University’s Ontario District Event, originally scheduled to run from March 13-15.

FIRST Robotics Canada and Carleton University sincerely apologize for all inconveniences to teams and volunteers resulting from the suspension of this weekend’s competition.

An official statement from FIRST on COVID-19’s impact on FIRST events can be viewed here.

Carleton University continues to follow the advice of Ottawa Public Health, the Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Agency of Canada for the latest information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and recommendations for prevention. For more information, please visit Carleton’s COVID-19 website.

Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Media Advisories

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