COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues De Presse - COVID-19 (Du 23 Au 26 Mars 2020)

COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020)

Article Source Date P/T Municipality

Communications and Technology / Communication et technologie City of Campbell River economic development Campbell River (British Columbia : 2020-03-23 BC Campbell River offers more resources to help local businesses City)

Princeton closes parks and mayor launches Eagle Valley News 2020-03-24 BC Princeton

'virtual walk' Facebook group

Municipal councils [in Nova Scotia] grapple with CBC News 2020-03-25 NS Cape Breton ways to be transparent during COVID-19 Halifax Regional Municipality

Nova Scotia's municipal meetings ordered to go Global News 2020-03-24 NS Cape Breton digital in response to coronavirus

Update: Halifax regional council hopes to hold The Chronicle Herald 2020-03-23 NS Halifax Regional Municipality virtual meeting next week

Ontario's Big City Mayors discuss collaborative Large Urban Mayor's Caucus of 2020-03-24 ON response to COVID-19 with provincial Ministers Ontario of Finance, Municipal Affairs and Housing

Municipality of Kincardine implements business Kincardine (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-24 ON Kincardine continuity plan City launches Together, at Home: COVID-19 to Kingston (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Kingston help residents connect and share online resources Kingston city council to move to remote format The Kingston Whig-Standard 2020-03-24 ON Kingston for future meetings

Councils to begin virtual meetings Woodstock Sentinel-Review 2020-03-24 ON Oxford

Council holds first teleconference meeting Sault Star 2020-03-23 ON Sault Ste. Marie under new legislation St. Catharines city council to meet The St. Catharines Standard 2020-03-25 ON St. Catharines electronically

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Council connect: [COVID-19 related reports: Tecumseh (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Tecumseh waiving late payment penalties and interest on property taxes through to and including April 30, 2020, and amending Procedural Bylaw to hold electronic meetings] Wilmot expands online services to serve Wilmot (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-24 ON Wilmot building industry COVID-19, le conseil municipal de Lévis se Lévis (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Lévis dérouler à huis clos

Libraries want to turn bookmobiles into free Vice 2020-03-24 USA WiFi trucks during coronavirus lockdown [in the

United States]

Economics, Trade and Economic Development / Économie, commerce et développement économique

COVID-19 business support taskforce launched Grande Prairie (Alberta : City) 2020-03-26 AB Grande Prairie

Council establishes Economic Resiliency Task Pitt Meadows (British Columbia : 2020-03-25 BC Pitt Meadows

Force City) City Council approves measures to provide London (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON London immediate economic relief to residents and businesses City launches Buy Local promotional campaign Ottawa 2020-03-26 ON Ottawa and web page to support Ottawa's small

businesses La Ville lance une campagne publicitaire faisant Ottawa 2020-03-26 ON Ottawa la promotion des achats locaux et une page Web pour appuyer les petites entreprises d'Ottawa County and area partners launch survey to Simcoe (Ontario : County) 2020-03-23 ON Simcoe County support regional businesses during COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 : La Ville de L'Assomption lance une L'Assomption (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC L'Assomption carte interactive pour soutenir l'économie locale

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Actions économiques en lien avec le Shawinigan (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Shawinigan coronavirus (COVID-19) : Ajustement des mesures financières d'urgence prévues pour les petites entreprises

Finance, Taxation and Revenue / Finances, taxation et revenu Town waiving late utility payment penalties, Cochrane (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-24 AB Cochrane offering payment options for utilities & property taxes City Council highlights for March 23, 2020: Grande Prairie (Alberta : City) 2020-03-23 AB Grande Prairie [staff will draft property tax deferral bylaw amendments] Town defers utility payments, and directs Okotoks (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-23 AB Okotoks administration on additional actions Regular Council Meeting Highlights for March Stony Plain (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-23 AB Stony Plain 23, 2020: [task force, strategic plan, deferral of municipal development plan hearing, and

COVID-19 response and relief] Tax relief coming for Burnaby businesses amid Burnaby Now 2020-03-23 BC Burnaby

COVID-19 crisis Metro mayors ask Province to provide urgent North Vancouver (British Columbia : 2020-03-23 BC Metro Vancouver

COVID-19 fiscal support City) Burnaby North Vancouver (City) Vancouver City requests tax deferrals and financial Pitt Meadows (British Columbia : 2020-03-25 BC Pitt Meadows supports from Province City) Saanich COVID-19 update: 2020 financial Saanich (British Columbia : District) 2020-03-24 BC Saanich planning changes Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 90-day Surrey (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-25 BC Surrey extension for annual flat water and sewer payment Saint John Water offers COVID-19 payment Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-03-24 NB Saint John

relief options for customers

Saint John Water offre aux clients des options Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-03-24 NB Saint John d'allégement de paiement pour la COVID-19 3 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020)

Article Source Date P/T Municipality Paradise, St. John's offer tax relief for CBC News 2020-03-23 NL Paradise residents, businesses: Changes put in place to St. John's help reduce tax burden during COVID-19 pandemic Kugaaruk bans "house gambling" as Nunavut Nunatsiaq News 2020-03-25 NU hamlets double down on social distancing: Kinngait enters shut-down mode as of March

24 Ontario's action plan: Responding to COVID- Ontario. Ministry of Finance 2020-03-25 ON 19: Premier Ford and Minister Phillips announce additional health care resources and support

for people, jobs and employers

Plan d'action de l'Ontario contre la COVID-19 : Ontario. Ministère des Finances 2020-03-25 ON Le premier ministre Ford et le ministre Phillips annoncent des ressources supplémentaires pour les soins de santé et un soutien pour les gens, les emplois et les employeurs City waives late payment and transit fees as Brantford (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Brantford part of Covid-19 pandemic response

Caledon defers tax payments in response to Caledon (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Caledon

COVID-19 Cambridge City Council approves Economic Cambridge (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Cambridge

Response Plan Clarington waives property tax penalties for Clarington (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-24 ON Clarington residents and businesses for 60 days

Council approves financial relief initiatives for Cobourg (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Cobourg residents during COVID-19 Property tax interest deferral part of city's Elliot Lake Today 2020-03-25 ON Elliot Lake COVID-19 plan: Water and sewer accounts also included in deferral plan City Council approves fiscal relief measures for Guelph (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Guelph Guelph residents and businesses in wake of

COVID-19 City offers financial relief during the COVID-19 Kingston (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Kingston pandemic 4 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020)

Article Source Date P/T Municipality Kitchener City Council approves early Economic Kitchener (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Kitchener Support Plan extra 60 days to pay property tax and utility bills without penalty Leamington provides financial relief measures Leamington (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-25 ON Leamington to lessen the COVID-19 impact on residents and businesses Town [of Midland, ON,] looks to federal Orillia Matters 2020-03-24 ON Midland government for relief on property taxes Mississauga City Council provides additional Mississauga 2020-03-25 ON Mississauga relief in response to COVID-19: Stormwater Charge deferral by 90 days & Sign By-law amendment City [of Ottawa] revenues plummet during CBC News 2020-03-26 ON Ottawa COVID-19 crisis: Treasurer taking 'deep dive' into expenses to see what can be put off Property owners given more time to pay Ottawa 2020-03-25 ON Ottawa

property tax bills and water utility bills Les propriétaires ont plus de temps pour payer Ottawa 2020-03-25 ON Ottawa leur facture provisoire d'impôt foncier et leur facture de services d'eau Council supports measures to help residents Quinte West (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Quinte West during Covid-19 crisis Financial relief initiatives in light of COVID-19 Sarnia (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Sarnia emergency Public excluded, City Council meets in time of SooToday.com 2020-03-23 ON Sault Ste. Marie COVID-19: Property tax interest and penalties waived until May 31 COVID-19 update #4: Scugog waives tax Scugog (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-24 ON Scugog penalties, interest and postpones June tax installment due date to support residents Council grants authority to waive penalties and Timmins (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Timmins interest Temporary property tax measures introduced Uxbridge (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-25 ON Uxbridge amidst COVID-19 City of Waterloo unveils financial relief Waterloo (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Waterloo (City) measures to assist residents and businesses 5 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020)

Article Source Date P/T Municipality Ontario municipalities worry about going in the CBC News 2020-03-26 ON Waterloo (Region) red as COVID-19 drains coffers The County and all seven member Wellington (Ontario : County) 2020-03-24 ON Wellington municipalities announce immediate relief measures Statement from Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell on Whitby (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-23 ON Whitby tax penalties being waived for 60 days

Windsor council delays property tax payment CBC News 2020-03-25 ON Windsor (City) until June 30: Residents previously had to pay on April 15

Charlottetown Utility implements financial relief Charlottetown 2020-03-24 PE Charlottetown

New instalment dates June 29 and August 31 - Beaconsfield (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Beaconsfield Deferral and staggering of municipal tax

payments Nouvelles dates de versement les 29 juin et 31 Beaconsfield (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Beaconsfield août - report et étalement du paiement des taxes municipales

Report des paiements de taxes Bécancour (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Bécancour

Taxes municipales : suspension des intérêts et Boisbriand (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Boisbriand report des dates d'échéance

COVID-19 : nouvelles mesures en lien avec les Lavaltrie (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Lavaltrie taxes municipales et les paiements aux fournisseurs

Moffet offre une aide aux payeurs de taxes Moffet (Québec : Municipalité) 2020-03-25 QC Moffet

Coronavirus: Mayor Plante announces help for Montreal Gazette 2020-03-25 QC Montréal

Centraide emergency fund Montréal injecte plus de 1,1 million dans le La Presse 2020-03-24 QC Montréal fonds d'urgence de Centraide COVID-19: Tax Bill Payment Extension – Saint- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (Québec : 2020-03-25 QC Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

Bruno -de-Montarville Ville) COVID-19 : Report des échéances de taxes à Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (Québec : 2020-03-25 QC Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Ville)

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Pour offrir un peu de répit à sa population, la Saint-Lambert (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Saint-Lambert Ville de Saint-Lambert reporte d'un mois les prochaines échéances de taxes COVID-19 : 0 % d'intérêt sur les taxes et Sainte-Adèle (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Sainte-Adèle maintien des services essentiels La Ville suspend le taux d'intérêt des taxes Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Québec : 2020-03-25 QC Salaberry-de-Valleyfield municipales Ville) COVID-19 park closures and report of Shannon (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Shannon municipal taxes COVID-19 fermeture des parcs et report des taxes municipales

COVID-19 : Mesures d'aide à la population Sherbrooke (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Sherbrooke

Report des échéances de paiement des Victoriaville (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Victoriaville comptes de taxes pour les personnes vulnérables Report des échéances de paiement des Victoriaville (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Victoriaville comptes de taxes pour les personnes vulnérables

Interest rates of taxes at 0% Waterloo (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Waterloo (Ville)

Taux d'intérêt des taxes à 0 % Waterloo (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Waterloo (Ville)

Housing / Habitation Calgary relocating homeless from shelters to Toronto Star 2020-03-23 AB Calgary hotels in effort to limit coronavirus spread Supporting homeless Albertans affected by Alberta. Ministry of Community and 2020-03-23 AB Calgary COVID-19: Government is working with cities Social Services Edmonton and rural communities to help homeless- Red Deer serving agencies respond to the impact of

COVID-19 Mustard Seed opens up beds for homeless in CBC News 2020-03-26 AB Edmonton Edmonton's Kinsmen Recreation Centre: Emergency shelter moved from Whyte Avenue, added 140 beds

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Nearly 500 homeless use EXPO emergency CBC News 2020-03-25 AB Edmonton shelter Tuesday, agency says: 19 clients showing COVID-like symptoms were sent to isolation as of mid-day Wednesday City closes playgrounds and urges residents to Edmonton 2020-03-24 AB Edmonton practice physical distancing EXPO Centre opens to Edmonton's homeless CBC News 2020-03-23 AB Edmonton during pandemic: Space divided into day drop- in centre and separate isolation

Supporting renters, landlords during COVID-19 British Columbia. Ministry of 2020-03-25 BC Municipal Affairs and Housing Will they have to rely on the 'kindness' of CBC News 2020-03-23 BC Metro Vancouver landlords? Renters still waiting for B.C. relief plan: Metro Vancouver mayors, housing activists call for a ban on evictions amid

COVID-19 pandemic City of Vancouver opening 2 emergency CTV News 2020-03-26 BC Vancouver facilities inside community centres City of Victoria COVID-19 update: [closure of Victoria 2020-03-23 BC Victoria playgrounds and outdoor athletic facilities, and exploring options for temporary indoor shelters for the homeless]

City of Victoria to allow temporary shelters at Times Colonist 2020-03-23 BC Victoria

Beacon Hill, Topaz parks during outbreak

Manitoba to postpone eviction hearings and Manitoba 2020-03-24 MB freeze rent increases: Balanced approach protects Manitobans while ensuring landlord and tenant health and safety: Premier

Le Manitoba reporte les audiences d'expulsion Manitoba 2020-03-24 MB et impose un gel sur les hausses de loyer : Une approche équilibrée protège les Manitobains tout en assurant la santé et la sécurité des propriétaires et des locataires, affirme le premier ministre

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Lost your job or financially tight? NWT Housing CBC News 2020-03-23 NT Corp. offers extra time to pay rent: Details regarding how much extra time renters can get is still being decided

Changes to Ontario's Emergency Assistance Ontario. Office of the Premier 2020-03-23 ON Program in response to COVID-19:

Backgrounder Changements au programme d'aide en cas Ontario. Cabinet du premier ministre 2020-03-23 ON d'urgence de l'Ontario en réponse à la COVID-

19 : Document d'information Supporting vulnerable populations in Durham Durham (Ontario : Regional 2020-03-23 ON Durham

Region during COVID-19 Municipality) New temporary shelter to open in Kitchener CBC News 2020-03-26 ON Kitchener during COVID-19 pandemic: People accessing shelter will be screened regularly for illness and symptoms City of Toronto taking action to help vulnerable Toronto 2020-03-24 ON Toronto tenants who need it most City of Toronto taking action to protect Toronto 2020-03-24 ON Toronto individuals experiencing homelessness from

COVID-19 Region and community partners set to open Waterloo (Ontario : Regional 2020-03-25 ON Waterloo (Region) temporary shelter Municipality) City, emergency shelters shift services for Windsor Star 2020-03-24 ON Windsor (City) homeless amid COVID-19 IRAC suspends rental hearings until April 6 CBC News 2020-03-24 PE because of COVID-19 Homeless Montrealers tested for COVID-19 will CBC News 2020-03-25 QC Montréal be housed in hotel for now: City comes up with a temporary measure as it readies old Royal

Victoria Hospital for at-risk homeless people

Evictions suspended due to COVID-19 Saskatchewan. Ministry of Justice 2020-03-26 SK

Sask. councillor, industry want homeless CBC News 2020-03-25 SK Regina people put up in hotels during COVID-19 outbreak: Measure would aim to separate homeless people, stop spread of infection 9 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020)

Article Source Date P/T Municipality

Municipal Governance and Administration / Gouvernance et administration municipales Council meeting and public hearing Ladysmith (British Columbia : Town) 2020-03-25 BC Ladysmith cancellations Council cancelled: Vernon cancels council Castanet 2020-03-23 BC Vernon meetings, prepares for next steps Thunder Bay to lay off hundreds of staff: CBC News 2020-03-25 ON Thunder Bay Union: CUPE Local 87 says layoffs will be temporary, but no other details have been provided by the city

Planning and Development / Aménagement et développement Coquitlam planning & development services Coquitlam (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-24 BC Coquitlam during COVID-19 Permit and inspection services during COVID- New Westminster (British Columbia : 2020-03-24 BC New Westminster

19 Outbreak City)

Building Services update: [Building inspections] Centre Wellington (Ontario : 2020-03-24 ON Centre Wellington Township) Changes to building permit and inspection Regina 2020-03-25 SK Regina

processes

Protective Services and Emergency Management / Services de protection et gestion des situations d'urgence Beaumont offers bill payment relief during Beaumont (Alberta : City) 2020-03-24 AB Beaumont pandemic

Council approves temporary penalty relief Blackfalds (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-25 AB Blackfalds

Expanded online reporting capabilities [for Calgary (Alberta : City) 2020-03-25 AB Calgary incidents where there was a suspect, CCTV or forensic evidence] 'Please don't come to Canmore': Tourist town Calgary Herald 2020-03-25 AB Canmore doesn't want visitors during COVID-19

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality

Ride COLT free during COVID-19 response Cochrane (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-25 AB Cochrane Northwest Territories boundary closure Northwest Territories 2020-03-26 AB Fort Smith exceptions for Smith's Landing and Fort NT

Fitzgerald Province takes unprecedented steps to support British Columbia. Ministry of Public 2020-03-26 BC

COVID-19 response Safety and Solicitor General

Abbotsford won't declare local state of The Abbotsford News 2020-03-23 BC Abbotsford emergency, mayor says: Mayor Henry Braun says province has discouraged such declarations, warned of 'chaos' The Regional EOC announces Comox Valley- Comox Valley (British Columbia : 2020-03-24 BC Comox Valley wide open burning ban Regional District) Coquitlam cracks down on unauthorized supply Coquitlam (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-25 BC Coquitlam sales COVID-19: Delta looking at bylaw to impose Delta Optimist 2020-03-24 BC Delta fines City suspends utility disconnections until June Penticton (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-23 BC Penticton

30 Prince Rupert orders anyone entering city to CBC News 2020-03-24 BC Prince Rupert self-isolate for 14 days: Mayor says in city with limited population and limited resources, one outbreak could be 'devastating' City of White Rock closes Pier in battle against White Rock (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-24 BC White Rock

COVID-19 Bank of Canada can buy corporate, municipal Reuters 2020-03-23 Canada bonds if necessary Mayor Bowman announces COVID-19 Business Winnipeg 2020-03-24 MB Winnipeg

Task Force Reduced Speed School Zone enforcement CTV News 2020-03-24 MB Winnipeg suspended: Winnipeg police Winnipeg firefighter union calls for separation CTV News 2020-03-24 MB Winnipeg of emergency services

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Moncton eyes Coliseum complex as makeshift CBC News 2020-03-23 NB Moncton hospital if pandemic gets worse: City, health officials toured site Monday to consider what supplies would be necessary at trade show space

Urgent legislative sitting supports social and Newfoundland and Labrador. 2020-03-26 NL economic well-being of Newfoundlanders and Executive Council

Labradorians Nova Scotia firefighters won't respond to many CBC News 2020-03-25 NS medical calls during COVID-19: Exceptions are vehicle crashes or paramedics requesting help extracting people from cars

Small N.W.T. communities want to know of CBC News 2020-03-24 NT local COVID-19 cases: Officials say if COVID-19 case identified in small community, community will not be identified City continues with capital projects with social Belleville (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Belleville distancing requirements and cautionary measures during the COVID-19 crisis] Bowen Island council opts not to declare a Bowen Island Undercurrent 2020-03-23 ON Bowen Island state of local emergency: Mayor says province is moving toward a more centralized response rather than local states of emergencies City extends closure of all facilities to April 30: Guelph (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Guelph All April events cancelled to slow the spread

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Residents receive rate relief Halton Hills (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-25 ON Halton Hills

'Bored' riders crowd HSR buses union says, CBC News 2020-03-25 ON Hamilton mayor pleads: stop 'joyriding'

City [of Hamilton] offers free emergency CBC News 2020-03-25 ON Hamilton childcare to essential workers during COVID-19 outbreak

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Fire Department to ban open burning effective London (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON London

April 1 London's deputy mayor offers online civics Global News 2020-03-23 ON London class for kids stuck at home due to COVID-19

No benefit for Niagara Falls to declare state of Niagara Falls Review 2020-03-25 ON Niagara Falls emergency, says Diodati

Niagara-on-the-Lake moves forward to address Niagara-On-The-Lake (Ontario : 2020-03-24 ON Niagara-on-the-Lake key areas of concern Town)

Temporary restrictions on burning yard waste Norfolk (Ontario : County) 2020-03-24 ON Norfolk

Oxford decides to not declare state of Woodstock Sentinel-Review 2020-03-23 ON Oxford emergency

Quinte West declares state of emergency Quinte West (Ontario : City) 2020-03-26 ON Quinte West

Temporary changes to service levels made CBC News 2020-03-25 ON Sudbury during virtual Sudbury council meeting: Mayor and 9 councillors meet electronically for regular meeting to make decisions for the city Toronto police union calls for one officer per Toronto Star 2020-03-26 ON Toronto car, the end to meetings that 'shouldn't be happening' amid COVID-19

City of Toronto gathering cellphone location The Logic 2020-03-23 ON Toronto data from telecoms in bid to slow spread of

COVID-19: Tory Wheel-Trans to provide solo taxi rides for Toronto Star 2020-03-23 ON Toronto customers during COVID-19 outbreak

Warwick Township councillors making food and Sarnia Observer 2020-03-23 ON Warwick medicine deliveries The county and all seven member Wellington (Ontario : County) 2020-03-23 ON Wellington municipalities declare emergencies

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Sask. mayors voice support of provincial CBC News 2020-03-25 SK Moose Jaw measures to fight COVID-19: Mayors of Prince Prince Albert Albert, Moose Jaw and Swift Current back Swift Current province Regina mayor disappointed at province's move Regina Leader-Post 2020-03-24 SK Regina to rescind local emergency declaration

COVID-19: Changes to staffing, programs & Saskatoon (Saskatchewan : City) 2020-03-24 SK Saskatoon services

Public Administration / Administration publique COVID-19 : report des séances d'information et Québec (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Québec

de consultation publique

Recreation and Culture / Loisirs et culture

City-operated playgrounds to close Calgary (Alberta : City) 2020-03-23 AB Calgary All Town of Coaldale operated playgrounds and Coaldale (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-24 AB Coaldale related facilities closed effective immediately and until further notice COVID-19: City of Lloydminster lays off 64 Lloydminster 2020-03-25 AB Lloydminster casual and part-time staff SK

Playground equipment off limits as precaution Lloydminster 2020-03-25 ABSK Lloydminster

City takes additional measures to protect Red Red Deer (Alberta : City) 2020-03-23 AB Red Deer

Deerians [by closing playgrounds]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) update for Whitecourt Whitecourt (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-25 AB Whitecourt

March 25, 2020: [playgrounds closed] Colwood plans closure of beach parking areas Colwood (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-24 BC Colwood including Ocean Boulevard The Regional EOC announces further closures Courtenay (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-23 BC Comox Valley for the region Courtenay Comox Cumberland

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Coquitlam closes dog parks in response to Coquitlam (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-23 BC Coquitlam

COVID-19 CVRD closes park facilities, parks and trails Cowichan Valley (British Columbia : 2020-03-25 BC Cowichan Valley remain open with safety precautions Regional District)

Metro Vancouver keeping most of its regional CBC News 2020-03-25 BC Metro Vancouver parks open amid COVID-19 pandemic: Brae Island Regional Park closed, but regional government says 'every effort' being made to keep others open March 23, 2020 COVID-19 update from Parks, Nanaimo (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-23 BC Nanaimo

Recreation and Culture Town closes municipal playgrounds as part of Nanton News 2020-03-23 BC Nanton coronavirus response Playgrounds, courts and outdoor equipment Penticton (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-24 BC Penticton now closed to public Saanich COVID-19 update: temporary closure Saanich (British Columbia : District) 2020-03-23 BC Saanich of Saanich outdoor recreation facilities

Complete shutdown of parks: Summerland Castanet 2020-03-25 BC Summerland shutting down all active parks How do Vancouver's 'social distancing' fines CBC News 2020-03-25 BC Vancouver work?: City can fine businesses up to $50K, people $1K if they ignore orders meant to keep groups apart

Parks staying open, but measures in place to CTV News 2020-03-24 MB Winnipeg flatten the curve [in Winnipeg] City of Saint John has closed its play structures Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-03-26 NB Saint John to reduce the spread of COVID-19 COVID-19 update March 24, 2020: St. John's 2020-03-24 NL St. John's [playgrounds closes and permit parking enforcement and renewal update]

Halifax Regional Municipality provides Global News 2020-03-24 NS Halifax Regional Municipality clarification on municipal trail closures

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality City closes playgrounds, waterfront fitness Barrie (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Barrie equipment

City playgrounds closed for children's safety Belleville (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Belleville

Blind River playgrounds closed Elliot Lake Today 2020-03-24 ON Blind River Town closes play equipment/play structures to Cobourg (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-23 ON Cobourg stop the spread of COVID-19

Play structures closed in City parks Cornwall (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Cornwall Ottawa-Gatineau closing community sports CBC News 2020-03-26 ON Gatineau venues, but won't close parks: Kids are asked QC Ottawa to stay off play equipment

Playgrounds close due to COVID-19 March 23, Kenora (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Kenora

2020 Town closing park equipment & amenities as Lincoln (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-25 ON Lincoln further precaution City closes outside play structures; parks and London (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON London open spaces remain accessible

COVID-19 Update 7: Oshawa temporarily Oshawa (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Oshawa closes playground structures, sports fields and courts Pembroke closes municipal playgrounds and Pembroke (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Pembroke skate park City of Pickering closes playgrounds and play Pickering (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Pickering structures Tecumseh taking additional measures for Tecumseh (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Tecumseh physical distancing due to COVID-19:

[recreational facilities]

City of Toronto closing playgrounds and other Toronto 2020-03-25 ON Toronto parks amenities to stop the spread of COVID-

19 Township of Uxbridge closes playgrounds and Uxbridge (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-24 ON Uxbridge outdoor recreation facilities

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality

All facilities within parks closing in Vaughan Vaughan (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Vaughan

Town of Whitby closes playgrounds and play Whitby (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Whitby structures All Summerside playgrounds closed until Journal Pioneer 2020-03-23 PE Summerside further notice Respect des recommandations Lévis (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Lévis gouvernementales sur la COVID-19, Lévis passe en mode services essentiels COVID-19 : Longueuil ferme les modules de Longueuil (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Longueuil jeu, les terrains sportifs et les parcs canins sur son territoire Fermeture de tous les parcs et modules de jeux Matane (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Matane ainsi que de la chute à livres de la bibliothèque municipale fonds de solidarité FTQ COVID-19 : Fermeture des parcs et des aires Mirabel (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Mirabel de jeux Coronavirus : la Ville de Rimouski adopte un Rimouski (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Rimouski Plan particulier d'intervention et annonce de nouvelles mesures Actions de la Ville en lien avec le coronavirus Shawinigan (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Shawinigan (COVID-19): Fermeture des installations extérieures de loisirs et de sports Fermeture préventive des modules de jeux, Victoriaville (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Victoriaville parcs canins et du skatepark extérieur

City playgrounds closed North Battleford (Saskatchewan : 2020-03-24 SK North Battleford City) Regina, Saskatoon close down playgrounds to CBC News 2020-03-24 SK Regina slow transmission of COVID-19: Dog parks are Saskatoon also closed in Regina, but remain open in

Saskatoon COVID-19: playgrounds closing; dog park Saskatoon (Saskatchewan : City) 2020-03-24 SK Saskatoon

social distancing & updates

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Service Delivery / Prestation de services Port Coquitlam offers support and resources for Port Coquitlam (British Columbia : 2020-03-24 BC Port Coquitlam

seniors City)

Social Issues / Questions sociales Village of Cap-Pelé bands together to help one CBC News 2020-03-23 NB Cap-Pelé another: Village offers free delivery service in an effort to keep people at home

Cambridge Bay pulls together to fight COVID- Nunatsiaq News 2020-03-24 NU Cambridge Bay

Blind River sets up food delivery program Elliot Lake Today 2020-03-23 ON Blind River

Town of St. Marys launching new Community St. Marys (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-25 ON St. Marys

Wellness Program Community partnership delivers lunch program Regina 2020-03-25 SK Regina to children and youth in need

Transportation / Transports Fewer drivers on Edmonton streets but they're CBC News 2020-03-26 AB Edmonton speeding more than before, city says: The city has noticed a significant increase in traffic patterns since March 16 Temporary changes to Downtown and South Kelowna (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-24 BC Kelowna Pandosy business areas' on-street parking rates Toronto, Vancouver look into closing roads to The Globe and Mail 2020-03-25 BC Toronto traffic to create space for social distancing ON Vancouver

No state of emergency declaration in Winnipeg, CBC News 2020-03-24 MB Winnipeg mayor says during COVID-19 response update

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Winnipeg Transit to promote physical CTV News 2020-03-24 MB Winnipeg distancing Transition houses in Nova Scotia see spike in CBC News 2020-03-24 NS calls amid COVID-19: Some women are delaying leaving because it's difficult to get time to plan Amid Halifax COVID-19 infection at garage, bus Toronto Star 2020-03-26 NS Halifax Regional Municipality drivers union calls for service pause Belleville Transit to temporarily transition to Belleville (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Belleville on-demand services only

COVID-19 likely to force long delays in major Toronto Star 2020-03-25 ON Greater Toronto Area

GTA transit projects, experts warn

Kingston Transit moves to reduced Sunday Kingston (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Kingston service and adds dedicated hospital shuttle

Ride Norfolk giving users a break on fees Norfolk (Ontario : County) 2020-03-24 ON Norfolk

OC Transpo scales back service as ridership CBC News 2020-03-24 ON Ottawa plummets during pandemic: Passenger volumes down 70 to 90 per cent, transit boss says Municipal parking operations during the COVID- Peterborough (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Peterborough

19 pandemic TTC says it's losing about $18 million a week in Toronto Star 2020-03-26 ON Toronto fares, will need bailout over COVID-19 ridership crash

TTC no longer accepting cash, tokens, youth CBC News 2020-03-23 ON Toronto and senior tickets on buses: Change is designed to minimize interaction with bus driver amid COVID-19 outbreak

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality City of Windsor suspends transit operations CBC News 2020-03-26 ON Windsor (City) starting March 29: Suspension will begin end of normal hours on March 29 until at least April

13 Stationnements gratuits au Quartier Notre- Victoriaville (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC Victoriaville

Dame pour des raisons de santé publique

City Council approves multiple COVID-19 Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan : City) 2020-03-24 SK Moose Jaw financial measures Handi-Bus closed and reduced service from North Battleford (Saskatchewan : 2020-03-25 SK North Battleford

public transit City)

Waste Management / Gestion des déchets RDCK takes measures to protect onsite waste Arrow Lakes News 2020-03-24 BC Central Kootenay and recycling staff: Free tipping fees for homeowners, but caution not to overuse it

Port Coquitlam launches year-round weekly Port Coquitlam (British Columbia : 2020-03-25 BC Port Coquitlam green cart pickup early City) COVID-19 Update March 25, 2020: [Robin St. John's 2020-03-25 NL St. John's

Hood Bay landfill site closed to the public] CBRM's landfill changes spark small increase in CBC News 2020-03-25 NS Cape Breton private business: Registered commercial user sees spike in calls after CBRM closes the dump to the public CBRM closes solid waste management sites to Cape Breton Post 2020-03-23 NS Cape Breton general public starting Tuesday; heavy garbage collection postponed

Recycling collection suspended until further Brockton (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-24 ON Brockton notice City of Hamilton, waste collectors find common Global News 2020-03-24 ON Hamilton ground

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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Waste collection workers protest for better CBC News 2020-03-23 ON Hamilton protection against COVID-19: The workers want hand sanitizer, more social distancing and possible biweekly collection

Recycling collection notice- COVID-19 Kincardine (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-25 ON Kincardine

Reducing the burden on waste collection crews Waterloo (Ontario : Regional 2020-03-23 ON Waterloo (Region) Municipality) Changes to landfill, playground use among city Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan : City) 2020-03-25 SK Moose Jaw operational adjustments

Recycling changes in response to COVID-19 Whitehorse 2020-03-24 YT Whitehorse