A significant list of businesses will be allowed to reopen today in parts of Ontario including Simcoe County and Muskoka, as well as Grey-Bruce.
Businesses and services permitted to reopen with proper health and safety measures in place in regions entering Stage 2 include:
- Outdoor dine-in services at restaurants, bars and other establishments, including patios, curbside, parking lots and adjacent properties;
- Select personal and personal care services with the proper health and safety measures in place, including tattoo parlours, barber shops, hair salons and beauty salons;
- Shopping malls under existing restrictions, including food services reopening for take-out and outdoor dining only;
- Tour and guide services, such as bike and walking, bus and boat tours, as well as tasting and tours for wineries, breweries and distilleries;
- Water recreational facilities such as outdoor splash pads and wading pools, and all swimming pools;
- Beach access and additional camping at Ontario Parks;
- Camping at private campgrounds;
- Outdoor-only recreational facilities and training for outdoor team sports, with limits to enable physical distancing;
- Drive-in and drive-through venues for theatres, concerts, animal attractions and cultural appreciation, such as art installations;
- Film and television production activities, with limits to enable physical distancing; and
- Weddings and funerals, with limits on social gatherings to 10 people.
The province is also daycares to reopen, but with certain rules in place.
Premier Doug Ford says the centres will have limits on capacity and “more cleaning and more screening” for infection.
all centres will be required to screen children for symptoms before entry, and only ten people total will be allowed, including kids and staff.
Certain toys likely to assist in the spread of the virus must be removed.
For a closer look at what’s included in Phase 2, please click here.
Tomorrow, many businesses and recreational activities across the province will reopen.
If you’re not ready to open safely tomorrow, don’t open. Please take the time you need to keep you, your staff, and your customers safe. pic.twitter.com/nB02sThUay
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) June 11, 2020