Residents encouraged to stay home, practice social distancing and avoid gatherings.
Under the direction of the Government of Ontario in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and encourage residents to stay home, the Town of Cobourg is closing all outdoor recreational amenities including the dog park, beach, skateboard park and tennis courts.
On Monday, Mach 23rd, the Town of Cobourg announced the closure of all play equipment and play structures, and based on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Government of Ontario issued a new emergency order on Monday, March 30th under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act to close all outdoor recreation amenities.
Effective immediately, all public or private, outdoor recreational amenities in Cobourg (and across Ontario), including but not limited to sports fields, basketball and tennis courts, off-leash dog park, beach, skateboard parks, picnic areas, outdoor community gardens and park shelters will be closed. Tickets and/or fines will be issued for those who do not adhere to the closure.
Green spaces in parks, trails and ravines can remain open for pass-through access only and visitors must maintain practice social/physical distancing of at least two metres apart from others.
Stay Informed The Town of Cobourg has launched a dedicated COVID-19 webpage that includes program and service updates, news issued from the municipality and risk reduction advice.
Updates will be posted to www.cobourg.ca/covid19 as they come in.
For local health unit updates visit the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s website www.hkpr.on.ca.
For provincial information including the status of cases in the province visit www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus.
Author: Pete Fisher
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