{"id":26243,"date":"2020-03-26T19:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26243"},"modified":"2020-04-03T17:07:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T21:07:37","slug":"public-parks-closed-in-bid-to-help-flatten-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/public-parks-closed-in-bid-to-help-flatten-curve\/","title":{"rendered":"Public parks closed in bid to help flatten curve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To encourage social distancing during the COVID-19\npandemic, the Town of Aurora will be closing all public open spaces effective\nimmediately including parks, tennis courts, skateboard parks, sports fields,\nbaseball diamonds, basketball courts, playgrounds and the dog park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like to strongly encourage residents to adhere\nto the closure of public open spaces in Aurora. We need to flatten the COVID-19\ncurve, and we can only do this with a global commitment from everyone to\npractice social distancing and refrain from social gatherings,\u201d says Aurora\nMayor Tom Mrakas. \u201cResidents can still take a walk, go for a bike ride or sit\noutside but just maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from each\nother.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trails in Aurora are still open to the public although\nthe Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority has closed Sheppard\u2019s Bush\nConservation Area. If you decide to use the public trails system in Aurora, you\nare strongly encouraged to practice social distancing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe encourage residents to report violations of the\npublic open spaces closure instead of approaching the groups themselves by\nsending an email with the day, time and location to bdepartment@aurora.ca or\nleaving a voicemail at 905-727-3123 ext. 4240 with the details mentioned above,\u201d\nsaid the Town in a statement. \u201cAll complaints will be investigated. Fines of up\nto $5,000 may be made in accordance with the Town\u2019s Parks and Public Spaces\nBylaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26243&#038;t=Public%20parks%20closed%20in%20bid%20to%20help%20flatten%20curve&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26243&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2F2020-03-26-03.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Public%20parks%20closed%20in%20bid%20to%20help%20flatten%20curve\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26243&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Public%20parks%20closed%20in%20bid%20to%20help%20flatten%20curve&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26243\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents &#8220;encouraged to report violations&#8221; 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