Greater Sudbury,
I am sending you this email to provide a short update on the re-opening of workplaces and businesses in Ontario announced yesterday, May 14th. I wanted to share this information with you as it was not included in my email sent yesterday morning.
The provincial government announced that on Saturday, May 16, 2020 the following workplaces and businesses can re-open:
- Private parks and campgrounds may open to enable preparation for the season and to allow access for trailers and recreational vehicles whose owners have a full season contract.
- Golf courses will be able to open, with clubhouses open only for washrooms and restaurants open only for take-out.
- Marinas, boat clubs and public boat launches may open for recreational use.
- Businesses that board animals, such as stables, may allow boarders to visit, care for or ride their animal.
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 the following workplaces and businesses can re-open:
- Retail services that are not in shopping malls and have separate street-front entrances with measures in place that can enable physical distancing, such as limiting the number of customers in the store at any one time and booking appointments beforehand or on the spot.
- Seasonal businesses and recreational activities for individual or single competitors, including training and sport competitions conducted by a recognized national or provincial sport organization. This includes indoor and outdoor non-team sport competitions that can be played while maintaining physical distancing and without spectators, such as tennis, track and field and horse racing.
- Animal services, specifically pet care services, such as grooming and training, and regular veterinary appointments.
- Indoor and outdoor household services that can follow public health guidelines, such as housekeepers, cooks, cleaning and maintenance.
- Lifting essential workplace limits on construction.
- Allowing certain health and medical services to resume, such as in-person counselling; in-person services, in addition to virtual services, delivered by health professionals; and scheduled surgeries, all based on the ability to meet pre-specified conditions as outlined in A Measured Approach to Planning for Surgeries and Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
You can read more here.
I understand that people are eager to start easing restrictions, but as we do so it needs to be done in a safe way that protects our community. With my NDP caucus colleagues, I am urging the government to ensure workplaces have access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and that they are regularly inspected. We are also calling on the government to dramatically ramp up testing and contact tracing.
No one wants to see Ontario take one step forward and two steps back. Let’s remember to continue to follow public health advice. You can find more information on the Sudbury Public Health website here.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns to 705-675-1914 or JWest-CO@ndp.on.ca. My team and I are here to help.
Sincerely,
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Jamie West
MPP for Sudbury
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