BARRIE, ONT. --
After a summer season that saw none last year, overnight camping for youth is back in Ontario.
Camp New Moon, located in the Lake of Bays in Muskoka, has welcomed back campers for the first time since the pandemic began.
"I hear the sounds of kids and laughter. I hear canoes being taken off the racks," says Jack Goodman, the owner and operator of the camp. "It's just so great to see camp filled with who it's supposed to be filled with, happy campers and staff!"
As part of the province's second step of its Roadmap to Reopen Plan, overnight camping is permitted across Ontario. Camp New Moon, which Goodman calls a traditional recreational camp featuring various activities from outdoor water sports to arts and crafts, has introduced a host of new COVID-19 protocols.