{"id":26565,"date":"2020-05-21T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26565"},"modified":"2020-05-28T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T23:23:48","slug":"select-recreation-facilities-re-open-outbreak-continues-at-chartwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/select-recreation-facilities-re-open-outbreak-continues-at-chartwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Select recreation facilities re-open, outbreak continues at Chartwell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As York Region passed 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19\nover the weekend, there are further signs of a gradual return to normalcy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market is in the final stages,\nat press time, of confirming whether it can re-open to the public at Town Park\nwith strict health and safety measures in place this Saturday, May 23, from 8\na.m. to 1 p.m., the Town of Aurora announced the re-opening of select recreational\nfacilities on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipality is now permitting recreational use of\ntennis courts, basketball courts, sports fields, baseball diamonds, and\nskateboard parks, along with outdoor picnic sites, benches and shelters in\nparks and recreational spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amenities expected to remain closed to the public include\nwater areas such as splash pads, playgrounds and play structures, washrooms and\nclubhouses. Organized sporting activities such as football and soccer will also\nremain prohibited as such activities do not allow for proper physical\ndistancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing the lead of the Province of Ontario, we are\npleased to announce that Aurora\u2019s park amenities will begin to reopen effective\nimmediately, being one of the first municipalities to do so,\u201d said Mayor Tom\nMrakas in a statement. \u201cWe are focused on resuming operations on a gradual\nbasis to ensure the health and safety of our community. This incremental\napproach protects our community and, at the same time, allows residents to\nspend time outdoors to benefit their wellbeing and overall health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must remain mindful that this pandemic is ongoing,\nand in order to keep enjoying these activities, we need to practice proper\nphysical distancing, wash our hands frequently and follow provincial orders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the rate of new COVID-19 cases has slowed over\nthe past week, new cases are still being reported within Aurora and the virus\noutbreak at Chartwell Aurora (formerly Resthaven) is still classified as\n\u201cactive\u201d by the Region of York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Tuesday, the Region reported 2,080 cases of\nCOVID-19, 833 of which remain active with a further 1,083 cases resolved. There\nhave been 164 deaths related to the virus since the outbreak began, 13 of which\nare among Aurora residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within Aurora, there are 44 active cases of COVID-19\nwithin the community, with a total of 38 cases marked recovered or resolved and\n13 deaths for a total of 95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 per cent of these cases are attributed to close\ncontact, 11 per cent to travel, 8 per cent to local transmission, 2 per cent to\nworkplace outbreak, and 2 cases remains under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The largest number of cases, 55 per cent, is related to\ninstitutional outbreak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

42 residents of Chartwell Aurora have tested positive for\nCOVID-19, with 14 cases reported amongst healthcare workers. 11 residents have\ndied as a result of the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outbreaks at long-term care residences remain a primary\nsource of new infections across the Province and, as a result, the Ontario\nGovernment announced Tuesday a new independent commission into the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While opposition MPPs remain firm in their call for a\nfull-scale public inquiry into the matter, Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of\nLong-Term Care, says an independent commission will help the government get\nanswers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the next several months, our government will be\nfinalizing details of the commission, including terms of reference, membership,\nleadership of the commission and reporting timelines,\u201d said Minister Fullerton.\n\u201cWe have been clear the long-term care system in Ontario is broken. We must act\nquickly and decisively, and that is why an independent, non-partisan commission\nis the best way to conduct a thorough and expedited review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we all take steps to contain the pandemic, the Commission will get down to work and provide us with guidance on how to improve the long-term care system and better protect residents and staff from any future outbreaks. Our government offers our condolences to the families who lost a loved one due to COVID-19 while residing in a long-term care home. Ontarians need and deserve answers, and let me assure you, they will get them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As York Region passed 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, there are further signs of a gradual return to normalcy. While the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market is in the final stages, at press time, of confirming whether it can re-open to the public at Town Park with strict health and safety measures in place […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-6Ut","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 12:31:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}