The Town of Hawkesbury has decided to inform its citizens of the evolution of Covid-19 as early as January 2020, even before the World Health Organization declared a state of pandemic in March of the same year.
April 12, 2021
Ontario Moves Schools to Remote Learning Following Spring Break
April 7, 2021
Ontario Enacts Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order
April 1, 2021
Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake
March 26, 2021
Ontario Moving Two Regions to New Levels in the COVID-19 Response Framework
March 19, 2021
Ontario Supports Colleges and Universities Impacted by COVID-19
Ontario's Booking System to Expand to Individuals Aged 75 and Older as Vaccine Rollout Accelerates
March 14, 2021
Ontario Launching Provincial Booking System for COVID-19 Vaccines
March 12, 2021
Ontario Continues to Support Business Owners, Workers and Families during COVID-19
March 10, 2021
Ontario Pharmacies and Primary Care Settings to Begin Offering COVID-19 Vaccinations
February 17, 2021
February 12, 2021
Ontario Returning 27 Public Health Regions to Strengthened COVID-19 Response Framework
February 11, 2021
Ontario Delays March Break in an Effort to Reduce Community Transmission of COVID-19
February 10, 2021
February 9, 2021
Ontario Supporting COVID-19 Response in High Priority Communities
Ontario Helping Keep Seniors Safe and Connected During COVID-19
February 8, 2021
Ontario Extending Stay-at-Home Order across Most of the Province to Save Lives
February 5, 2021
Applications Open for Ontario's New Skills Development Fund
Ontario Continues to Support Business Owners, Job Creators and Workers during COVID-19
February 1st, 2021
January 29, 2021
Ontario Takes Immediate Action to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 Variants
January 28, 2021
280,000 More Ontario Students to Return to Class
January 21, 2021
Ontario Reminds Public to Stay Home and Travel Only When Necessary
January 18, 2021
January 16, 2021
Ontario Extends Reopening Ontario Act Orders
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the Ontario government declared a second provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA). A stay at home order came into effect Thursday, January 14, 2021, as well as enhanced authorities for enforcement personnel. Individuals and corporations who do not abide by orders under the EMCPA or the ROA can be fined. The set fine amounts are: $750 for individuals who fail to comply with an order; $1,000 for corporations who fail to comply with an order; and $1,000 for anyone who prevents an enforcement officer from exercising their powers or performing their duties to enforce the orders. If convicted, maximum fines for committing an offence range from $100,000 for an individual to $10 million for a corporation, and for an individual, penalties could include up to a year in jail.
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/59978/ontario-extends-reopening-ontario-act-orders
January 15, 2021
Applications Now Open for Ontario's Small Business Support Grant
January 14, 2021
Ontario Temporarily Pauses Residential Evictions
Ontario Increasing Workplace Inspections during COVID-19
January 12, 2021
Ontario Declares Second Provincial Emergency to Address COVID-19 Crisis and Save Lives
Effective Thursday, January 14, 2021at 12:01 a.m., the government is issuing a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services, for exercise or for essential work. This order and other new and existing public health restrictions are aimed at limiting people's mobility and reducing the number of daily contacts with those outside an immediate household. In addition to limiting outings to essential trips, all businesses must ensure that any employee who can work from home, does work from home.
January 8, 2021
Ontario Continues To Support Businesses, Workers and Families during the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 7, 2021
December 21, 2020
Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives
The Provincewide Shutdown would put in place time-limited public health and workplace safety measures similar to those in other jurisdictions. It would help stop the trend of high COVID-19 transmission in communities, preserve health system capacity, safeguard vulnerable populations and those who care for them, and save lives. Measures include, but are not limited to:
- Restricting indoor organized public events and social gatherings, except with members of the same household (the people you live with). Individuals who live alone may consider having exclusive close contact with one other household.
- Prohibiting in-person shopping in most retail settings - curbside pickup and delivery can continue. Discount and big box retailers selling groceries will be limited to 25 per cent capacity for in-store shopping. Supermarkets, grocery stores and similar stores that primarily sell food, as well as pharmacies, will continue to operate at 50 per cent capacity for in-store shopping.
- Restricting indoor access to shopping malls - patrons may only go to a designated indoor pickup area (by appointment only), essential retail stores that are permitted to be open (e.g. pharmacy, grocery store), or, subject to physical distancing and face covering requirements, to the food court for takeout purchases. Shopping malls may also establish outdoor designated pickup areas.
- Prohibiting indoor and outdoor dining. Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments will be permitted to operate by take out, drive-through, and delivery only.
December 17, 2020
Eastern Ontario Health Unit, December 17, 2020
THIS ORDER IS DIRECTED TO THE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF MULTIDEPARTMENT RETAIL AND GROCERY STORES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STORES THAT HAVE GROCERY AND PHARMACY DEPARTMENTS LOCATED IN THE UNITED COUNTIES OF STORMONT, DUNDAS & GLENGARRY; THE UNITED COUNTIES OF PRESCOTT-RUSSELL; AND THE CITY OF CORNWALL.
Order is given to take the following actions, effective at 12:01AM on December 19, 2020:
1. Ensure that a maximum number of patrons are established and clearly marked for each department and that departments are staffed to ensure that the total number of patrons permitted per department is respected. Overall store capacity limits must be respected.
2. Signs are posted stating the total number of patrons permitted per department.
3. For clarity, high traffic departments in multi-department stores such as grocery and pharmacy departments must have their own capacity limits.
4. The following additional measures must be implemented:
Ensure Crowd Control:
- Ensure that the flow of patrons is enforced and that patrons congregating together or walking against the directions of the arrows are reminded to abide with the rules.
- Calculate the maximum number of patrons permitted in each department or section based on the square footage available for patrons, i.e. exclude areas occupied by shelves, cash registers, etc.
- Calculate the maximum number of patrons permitted in each department or section based on the availability of staff to control the traffic and ensure that the implemented measures are enforced.
- Control lineups both inside and outside the store to ensure physical distancing of at least 2 meters is maintained and to ensure the total number of patrons in any given department or section is not exceeded because of lined up patrons.
2020-15e-covid-19-section-22-order-multi-department-retail-and-grocery-stores-web-version.pdf
December 14, 2020
Ontario Updates Testing Guidelines for Outbound International Travellers
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