The Province has provided a list of businesses that are allowed to stay open on there website. Included in the list is construction. Considered essential as they provide shelter. Inspectors will be at large sites and have the authority to shut them down if they are not looking after the health safety of their workers

Electricity Rates

Electricity will be charged at the off peak rate off 10.1 cents per KWT/hr. for residents and small businesses. No disconnections will occur for electricity or gas during the outbreak

The Government of Canada will consider putting stronger measures in place if people do not stay home and follow self isolation guidelines during COVID-19

COVID-19 | March 23, 2020

Mayor Bonnie Crombie has declared a State of Emergency in the City of Mississauga in consultation with Mississauga City Council and the Office of Emergency Management. The declaration supports the Province of Ontario’s and Region of Peel’s efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19.

Declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act provides the City of Mississauga with options to protect the health and safety of individuals and families living in Mississauga.

“Declaring an emergency will help us act quickly to manage the impacts of COVID-19 on our residents and business during this evolving situation,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “The health and well-being of our residents and employees is our priority. We are looking at the long-term impacts of this pandemic. Declaring an emergency along with the Region of Peel and the Province of Ontario will give us the flexibility we need as a municipality to manage the situation. We must be ready to act when needed and we must send a signal to all residents that this is an unprecedented situation that they must take seriously.”

An “Emergency” is a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise. (Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990,c.E.9)

To learn about the latest updates on actions taken by the City of Mississauga visit mississauga.ca/coronavirus or follow @CityMississauga on Twitter.

For health information, please visit peelregion.ca/coronovirus

Mayor Bonnie Crombie Signs Emergency Declaration

City Services | March 23, 2020

Effective today, all facilities within the City’s 500+ parks are closed to the public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 including:

• Playgrounds
• Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Sport Courts
• Leash-free Zones
• Picnic Shelters
• Skateboard Parks

“In an effort to reduce the further spread of this virus and encourage physical distancing, we have made the decision to close all facilities within parks such as playgrounds, sport pads, leash-free areas, and courts,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie.  “I have seen and heard far too many instances of people socializing with friends and families at playgrounds and in our parks and not maintaining safe distances of 2 metres or more. Enough is enough. This week is absolutely critical in our efforts to contain the virus and flatten the curve in Mississauga. These additional measures are necessary and will help reduce the risk of transmission to those most vulnerable in our community.”

Signage at all City parks indicating these closures will be installed by the end of the week.

These closures are aligned with Peel Public Health’s strong direction to residents to practice social distancing and avoid gatherings in public settings.

According to Peel Public Health, the best way to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 is to:

• Stay home if you are ill.
• Practice social distancing: reduce physical contact with others (of at least 2 metres apart) to break the pathways COVID-19 uses to move between people, such as shaking hands and direct contact.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose as much as possible.
• Avoid contact with people who are ill and their items.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hands. Wash hands after coughing and sneezing.
• Maintain a healthy lifestyle, including a healthy diet, exercise and enough sleep, to enhance your body’s immune system.
• Get a flu shot. You are more likely to contract influenza than COVID-19 and being sick lowers your immunity to other germs.

To learn about the latest updates on actions taken by the City of Mississauga visit mississauga.ca/coronavirus.

For further COVID-19 information, please visit Region of Peel Public Health.

Please continue to follow our updates on Twitter through @CityMississauga and through our website mississauga.ca.

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Urges all people to stay at home that can

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Federal Government will be doing add campaigns to encourage social distancing

Canada will not participate in this years Olympics

House is to sit tomorrow to pass necessary legislation

$5 billion in funding to farmers and producers to keep food growing

Working to bring Canadians stranded abroad home. Encouraged those abroad to register with the Government so they can be kept up to date

Investing in research for vaccine and treatment.

Asking for Universities, Polytechnics to donate masks and ventilators

More information on what the Federal Government is doing can be found on their website

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html

We would like to remind everyone the importance of maintaining social distancing. The virus can linger on surfaces, and that includes Playground Equipment