Gradual and phased-in approach continues as Ontario Moves into Step 3 of the Roadmap to Reopen Plan.
Beginning Friday, July 16, 2021 the Town of Cobourg will be moving into Step 3 of the Provincial Roadmap to Reopen plan and will focus on the resumption of additional indoor services with larger numbers of people and restrictions in place.
Step Three of the Roadmap will include, but is not limited to:
• Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 100 people with limited exceptions;
• Indoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 25 people;
• Indoor religious services, rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted with physical distancing;
• Indoor dining permitted with no limits on the number of patrons per table with physical distancing and other restrictions still in effect;
• Indoor sports and recreational fitness facilities to open subject to a maximum 50 per cent capacity of the indoor space. Capacity for indoor spectators is 50 per cent of the usual seating capacity or 1,000 people, whichever is less. Capacity for outdoor spectators is 75 per cent of the usual seating capacity or 15,000 people, whichever is less;
• Indoor meeting and event spaces permitted to operate with physical distancing and other restrictions still in effect and capacity limited to not exceed 50 per cent capacity or 1,000 people, (whichever is less);
• Essential and non-essential retail with capacity limited to the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres;
Please view the Province of Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen website for further information.
Victoria Hall (55 King Street West)
The Victoria Hall lobby will continue to be open to the public Monday to Friday from 10-3 p.m. and will serve as the front desk/reception providing walk-in service (no appointment necessary). Please enter through the main doors and speak to the lobby attendant who will phone the department you require service through.
Parks, Recreation, & Facilities
The Cobourg Community Centre building will remain closed to the public until further notice, however the following services will be available under provincial regulations:
• Ice Rentals: Now available.
• Walking Track: Will re-open to the public as of August 6, 2021.
• Seniors Programming: Will not be available due to the mass vaccination clinics currently utilizing the gym and adjacent rooms.
• Summer Day Camp Programs (running from July 12th until September 3rd)• Victoria Park Picnic Pavilion: Open for bookings as of July 19, 2021.
Please also note that online or credit/debit card “tap” payments are being encouraged instead of cash payment. For additional questions call 905-372-7371 from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Adhere to Physical Distancing and Public Health Advice
As the Town of Cobourg prepares to reopen municipal buildings, services and programs residents are reminded that public health protocols will continue to be implemented, including screening and wearing a mask upon entry to all facilities and maintaining proper physical distancing. This is in alignment with the advice on personal public health measures issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada, while also accounting for Ontario specific information and requirements. Face coverings will also be required in some outdoor public settings as well.
Please view the regulation for the full list of public health and workplace safety measures that need to be followed.
Additional Information
• Town of Cobourg Prepares to Re-open Victoria Hall for In-Person Appointments
• View the COVID-19 Program & Service Updates webpage
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