Simcoe County is among the many calling on the province to lift the lockdown.
It says the change in our status after only a short time in the Red designation has put significant stress on our small businesses and communities as a whole.
The county says it has asked the Province to reconsider its decision with a focus on finding the proper balance between supporting our economy/businesses and continuing to meaningfully safeguard public health.
It has also asked Dr. Gardner to look at alternate ways that would allow businesses that can and have operated safely to be able to reopen, while maintaining other required public safety measures and restrictions to reduce community transmission, particularly with the variants in our region.
To read the full statement, please click here.
Statement: County Looking to Find Appropriate Balance in Pandemic Framework https://t.co/FofWVMO9ig
— County of Simcoe (@simcoecounty) March 2, 2021