Last Updated Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:58AM EST The City of Vaughan is reopening a number of outdoor amenities, including all of its outdoor ice rinks, after rising COVID-19 case growth in York Region prompted officials to close the facilities earlier this month. In a news release, the city said staff have already reopened the toboggan hill at North Maple Regional Park and the dog park at Racco Parkway and on Feb. 1, all five outdoor skating rinks will reopen. “These amenities closed temporarily effective Friday, Jan. 15 in response to rising cases of the virus and people crowding in these spaces while not following public health guidelines around physical distancing and mask usage,” the news release read.
Vaughan closes skating rinks, toboggan hill, dog park in bid to curb COVID-19
Vaughan has closed its outdoor skating rinks, its one toboggan hill and one dog park to curb rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.
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Posted: Jan 15, 2021 12:44 PM ET | Last Updated: January 15
The city says its closures of skating rinks, a dog park and its tobogganing hill are based in part on Vaughan-specific data. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
Vaughan has closed its outdoor skating rinks, one toboggan hill and one dog park to curb rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.
The closures, which took effect on Friday, come after Ontario instituted a stay-at-home order for the province as well as a second state of emergency.
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A day following the province’s Stay-At Home order coming into effect, the City of Vaughan shut down outdoor skating rinks, toboggan hills and dog parks as of Friday morning as a way to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Toronto and Mississauga, however, have both decided to keep these amenities open.
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“This is the most recent step taken to protect the health and safety of citizens and staff,” the City of Vaughan said in a statement.