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BARRIE, ONT. Ski hills across the region will have to close amid the province-wide lockdown on Saturday. The news comes just days after most resorts opened for the season. This is 28 days in the middle of peak season. It will be a tough pill to swallow for the ski industry, said Jonathan Reid, Skyline Horseshoe Resort. Kevin Nichol, president of the Ontario Snow Resorts Association (OSRA), was disappointed in the government s choice to close the slopes. Despite working with the Government of Ontario over the past several months, despite nearly 2,500 Ontarians sending letters through the Save Our Skiing campaign, and despite investing heavily into this year s season to keep Ontarians safe, the government has decided to shut down ski hills, Nichol stated in a release.
BARRIE, ONT. Two more ski resorts are now open, as officials in ski country plead with visitors to stay put. Collingwood s mayor recently asked residents not to leave town and out-of-towners to stay away, saying, This is not the time to be travelling. Mayor Brian Saunderson isn t the only person worried that tourists from grey-lockdown zones may travel north. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit s medical officer of health, Dr. Charles Gardner, advises the public not to travel between coloured zones. Gardner says he would like Ontario to step in with tougher travel restrictions. It would be helpful for the province to be very vocal about this.