Gathering limits for organized public events and social gatherings under RED-CONTROL Zone are as follows:

• Indoor: 5 people maximum

• Outdoor: 25 people maximum (while keeping a safe distance)

• Weddings, funerals, religious services: 30% capacity of the room indoors or 100 people outdoors (while keeping a safe distance)

An individual who lives alone (household of one) may also gather solely with one other household.

 

The strengthened measures for RED-CONTROL Zone under the revised Provincial COVID-19 response framework include:

• Capacity limits of:

  • 75% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies

  • 50% for all other retail, including discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, hardware stores and garden centres

  • Stores must post their capacity limit publicly

  • Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19 symptoms)

  • Indoor malls must actively screen their customers before they enter the mall (for example, by using the patron screening tool)

  • Stores within malls are required to follow appropriate retail measures

 

 

York Region Public Health is working with our local health-care partners to provide COVID-19 vaccines for this newly eligible priority group at three locations:

• Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, 3200 Major MacKenzie Dr W, Vaughan, ON L6A 4Z3, operated by Mackenzie Health
• Cornell Community Centre, 3201 Bur Oak Ave, Markham, ON L6B 0T2,  operated by Eastern York Region North Durham (EYRND) Ontario Health Team (OHT)
• Ray Twinney Recreation Complex, 100 Eagle St W, Newmarket, ON L3Y 1J4, operated by Southlake Regional Health Centre

 

In addition, the following sites have been confirmed as vaccionation sites which will be ready to open in March, upon receiving vaccine supply. 

 

• York Region Administrative Building, 17250 Yonge St.
• Aaniin Community Centre, 5665 14th Ave. 
• Maple Community Centre, 10190 Keele St.
• Richmond Green Sports Centre, 1300 Elgin Mills Rd E.
• Georgina Ice Palace, 90 Wexford Dr.

• Canada’s Wonderland, 1 Canada's Wonderland Drive  (drive-thru)
• Markham Fairgrounds, 10801 McCowan Rd. (drive-thru)

 

 

I'd like to also inform you that under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, it is the employer's responsibility to take all precautions reasonable in the circumstances to protect workers from being hurt or getting a work-related illness.

 

If you are an employer, it’s important to have a plan for how you will protect against COVID-19 transmission in your workplace. This will help businesses across Ontario to stay safe and open, and help your employees feel safe while providing services to customers.

 

All businesses operating during a shutdown or lockdown MUST have a safety plan by law. 

 

 

You can visit here or our city website to learn how to develop a safety plan and for additional resources. Depending on your sector, there are specific steps you should take to protect yourself and your workers. Use these resources to refine your workplace safety plan. You don’t have to submit your plan to the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, but creating one can help you make your workplace safer for everyone. During an inspection of your workplace, an inspector could ask whether you have developed a safety plan and may ask to see it.  I have attached a sample screening form and workplace safety plan for your reference. 

 

• Calvert Road, at Ashton Meadows Public School
• Prince of Wales Drive, at Victoria Square Public School
• Hollingham Road, between Baycliffe Road and Apple Creek Boulevard

If you have any recommendations concerning the locations of the speed display boards, please do not hesitate to contact my office.

 

Please share your feedback on yourvoicemarkham.ca/Winter about the pilot program and how it has been working for you! Your feedback will be reviewed by the Operations team and will be presented to Council for review and recommendation in 2021.

 

The Pilot Pathway Location in Ward 2 will be Ashton Meadow Park from Calvert Road to Rachel Crescent.

 

Beginning Monday March 1^st the Recycling Depots will transition back to Spring/Summer operating hours.

 

In addition, beginning Monday March 8^th , Blue Box and Green Bin sales/exchanges will be offered at the Markham Recycling Depot only for a two week period.

 

Markham Recycling Depot was determined to be the safest and best equipped location to handle the anticipated public demand for bins.

 

Staff intend to offer sales/exchanges at all our locations beginning Monday March 22^nd.

Our website has been updated with this information and signage will be posted at each site.

 

If you are not able to travel to the Markham Recycling Depot in order to purchase/exchange bins, we encourage you to kindly wait until the service is offered at all locations or to buy one from a local retailer.

 

For more information, you can visit our website.