Hawkesbury council wants the provincial government to take strong measures to guarantee “fair play” for essential businesses operating during the pandemic.
There are at least five empty seats for senior staff for the Town of Hawkesbury but Mayor Paula Assaly says there is no need to worry about daily operations for the municipality.
Police will target businesses and outdoor gatherings for non-compliance of Ontario’s stay-at-home order, but will not pull vehicles over at random or turn Quebec residents away as part of enforcement.
The region’s seven-day average of new COVID cases has started to fall after a record high at the start of the month, but remains well above lockdown thresholds.
The J.P. St-Pierre Memorial Award goes to those who have done outstanding work on behalf of their communities and the 2020 recipients of the award are all the frontline workers of Prescott-Russell for their service during the pandemic.
Residents will be ordered to stay at home except for essential trips from later this week after the provincial government declared a state of emergency.
The end of 2020 is a couple weeks away and Hawkesbury council has a plan approved now for use of any money that might be left over from the municipal budget at the end of December.
Retail and grocery stores with multiple departments will need to implement new measures to control customer numbers from Saturday under a new regional health order.
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) area is expected to remain in the orange zone for another week, after more than 60 new COVID cases over the weekend.
Health officials have recommended that the provincial government move Eastern Ontario back to the more severe orange “restrict” category after a surge in COVID cases.