Published Thursday, February 11, 2021 6:58PM EST
Councillors in York Region are asking the Ontario government to loosen restrictions on the region when it returns to the province’s tiered reopening framework later this month, despite calls from many public health officials to hold the line when it comes to COVID-19 restrictions.
The province is gradually moving different regions back into the tiered framework following a provincewide lockdown that went into effect on Boxing Day.
Three regions with the fewest cases moved into the green zone this week. Most of the regions in the province will move back into the framework on Feb. 16, with local case counts and other localized health considerations determining which colour they will be in.