April 17, 2021
Temagami Update #59 on COVID-19
A PROVINCE IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THEIR REGULATIONS, PLEASE CHECK THEIR SITES REGULARLY FOR NEW DETAILS.
As a result of the rapid increase in transmission rates of COVID-19 and its variants, Ontario declared a third provincial emergency. A province wide Stay-at-Home order is in effect and everyone is required to remain at home except for essential purposes. New strengthened measures are also in effect under the province wide emergency brake.
Effective Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., police officers and other provincial offences officers will have the authority to require any individual to provide their home address and purpose for not being at their residence. In addition, police officers, special constables and First Nation Constables will have the authority to stop vehicles to inquire about an individual's reasons for leaving their home. This additional enforcement tool will only be in effect during the Stay-at-Home order and exclusively to enforce the Stay-at-Home order.
As of Monday, April 19, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., the government will also restrict travel into Ontario from Manitoba and Quebec with the exception of purposes including: going to work, health care or social services, transportation and delivery of goods and services, exercising Indigenous or treaty rights, going home to a primary residence in Ontario. Read all the permitted reasons to travel into Ontario from Manitoba or Quebec.
The following public health and workplace safety measures will also be in effect as of Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.:
• Prohibit all outdoor social gatherings and organized public events, except for with members of the same household or one other person from outside that household who lives alone or a caregiver for any member of the household;
• Close all non-essential workplaces in the construction sector;
• Reduce capacity limits to 25 per cent in all retail settings where in-store shopping is permitted including supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, indoor farmers' markets, other stores that primarily sell food and pharmacies;
• Close all outdoor recreational amenities, such as golf courses, basketball courts, soccer fields, and playgrounds with limited exceptions
For the new regulations on the closure of public lands for recreational camping please click the following link: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r21288
The Temagami Family Health Team will be calling their patients as they qualify for the vaccine. If you are not a patient but live in Temagami they are also available to assist with bookings. Please call 705-569-3244. The COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available to the general public. When it is, it will be advertised widely in our communities. The process will be similar to our annual flu clinics, and will be offered in many communities in the region.
The Municipal Office is accessible via scheduled appointments or by telephone only. Temagami Public Library is available by contactless pick-up only, please call at 705-569-2945 to place a curbside order.
**Please note that these updates are made at a point in time and are not updated daily. They coincide with our regularly scheduled Emergency Operations Cycle Meetings. For the latest information on the COVID19 situation in our health district, please visit https://www.timiskaminghu.com/90484/COVID-19
CURRENT ACTIVE CASES
Timiskaming 6
Timmins/Porcupine 64
Sudbury 206
North Bay/ Parry Sound 21
Algoma 47
Total Active Cases in North Eastern Ontario 344
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS TOWARDS
FLATTENING THE CURVE OF COVID-19