Last Updated Monday, February 1, 2021 8:05PM EST The Ontario government says it will let parents know on Wednesday when to expect their children’s schools to reopen. In a tweet Monday afternoon, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province will have its final advice on the matter by the middle of the week. “The Chief Medical Officer of Health confirmed to Premier @fordnation & I that on Wednesday he will finalize his advice,” Lecce wrote. “The Government will provide certainty parents deserve by announcing on Wednesday the dates for reopening.” Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams said Monday that he would like see all schools in the province reopen next week but will be seeking input from each region’s medical officer of health before finalizing any plans.
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CBC News previously spoke to doctors who were concerned about the impacts of shelter outbreaks, and said more people had been sleeping rough out of fear of contracting the virus.
Last week, the City of Hamilton said in a media release that it would be reopening the isolation shelter at the Bennetto Recreation Centre to ensure there was enough capacity for people experiencing homelessness who tested positive for the virus.
The city said the Bennetto shelter would have a maximum of 25 spaces for those referred to the location by shelter and health officials.
It was opened in March 2020 but decommissioned in the summer. An isolation shelter is currently being run by Wesley, and has 11 beds. Shelter staff self-isolate at home.
Published Friday, December 18, 2020 7:26AM EST Last Updated Friday, December 18, 2020 5:54PM EST Hamilton has been placed under a lockdown in the province’s tiered framework for COVID-19 restrictions and Premier Doug Ford says that an announcement is coming Monday on additional measures to curb the spread of the virus. Ford made the comment as he delivered prepared remarks prior to an emergency meeting via teleconference with 113 Ontario hospital leaders on Friday afternoon. He said that the lockdown orders in Toronto and Peel that are set to expire next week will also be extended and will now be re-assessed on Jan. 4. “The trends that we are seeing throughout Ontario are very, very concerning and nothing is more important to our government than making sure we protect the health and safety of each and every person,” he said. “We are going to have an emergency meeting over the weekend and we will make a decision (on what is next) on Mon