Statement from Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter: Safely reopening Oshawa in stage 2
On behalf of Oshawa City Council, we welcome the Ontario Government’s announcement that Oshawa and our neighbouring municipalities have moved into the second stage of the province’s reopening plan.
We look forward to our economy safely reopening. For Oshawa, this means that even more businesses and public facilities may begin to reopen while ensuring to incorporate measures to prevent the spread of infection.
As always, the health and safety of our community members and staff is our first priority. The City’s Pandemic Steering Committee is carefully reviewing municipal facilities and programs as we move into phase two of the gradual reopening of our city.
We remind community members that at this time, there is no change to City programs or operations. Prior to reopening public facilities and re-introducing in-person programs and services, the City requires the appropriate time to perform due diligence work and prepare our facilities, as well as ensure mitigation measures are in effect and that we are following the medical advice of the Province and Region. Thank you for your patience – we look forward to making future announcements.
Thank you, Oshawa in your collaborative efforts to combat COVID-19 and flatten the curve in our community. You put the health and safety of your families, neighbours and customers first. These have been challenging and isolating times for many of our community members – thank you for supporting one another. We thank our businesses for making sacrifices and adapting to new ways to do business and to helping where they can. We continue to look at all options to support our local businesses through the recovery. We also want to thank our front-line heath care workers, health professionals and essential workers for your ongoing service and commitment.
While stage two is positive news for Oshawa, we cannot let our guard down. COVID-19 remains a serious public health risk and we must remember to continue to follow health authority guidelines and government orders.
We are all in this together, Oshawa. Remember to do your part to stay safe.