Prevention works IMO... Masking / distancing etc.. hard lockdowns are not so much
Quebec doing much better than Ontario.. QC has nightly curfew.. but lots of business open with capacity constraints..
RETAIL Retailers, including shopping malls, are open with restricted capacity.
The exception, from April 1, is the three cities under emergency restrictions: Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau. All non-essential services are closed in these three cities.
HAIR SALONS Hair and beauty salons are open with restricted capacity, with the exception of Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau.
RESTAURANTS AND BARS In red zones, restaurants will have to settle for delivery and take-out only.
In orange zones, people can dine in with a maximum of two adults per table, who may be accompanied by their children under the age of 18.
Restaurants are closed in Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau.
Bars are still closed everywhere. Microbreweries and distilleries cannot provide on-site eating or drinking.
In orange zones, snowmobile or quad rest stops that offer meal service must follow the same regulations as restaurants, i.e., no more than two adults, accompanied by their underage children, per table. Customers must have a reservation, and their contact information must be recorded in a register kept by the restaurant owner.
SCHOOLS Classes are open everywhere, but not all students are in class every day.
Students have been divided into class bubles, where they don't need to distance. Students and staff from different class bubbles, however, need to maintain six feet distance at all times.
In Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau, schools are closed and students will move to full-time remote learning.
Secondary three, four and five students in Montreal and Quebec's other red zones will be going back to attending class on alternate days.
Students in grades 1 to 6 and secondary school in red zones are required to wear a procedure mask at all times in the classroom, common areas and on school transport.
In-person extracurricular activities are prohibited as of April 12 in red zones, though they can continue in other areas.
For orange zones, the maximum number of participants is set at 12 students for outdoor activities and 8 students for indoor activities.
On-campus learning can resume in universities and CEGEPs with class capacity capped at 50 per cent. All staff and students must wear a surgical mask when possible. Masks will be provided to schools by the province.
SPORTS AND RECREATION Indoor gyms are closed in red zones as of April 8. Pools, skating rinks, badminton and tennis facilities will stay open for up to two people from different family groups, or more from the same bubble.
Also from that date, private lessons for up to two people from the same residence are permitted with distancing.
Outdoor activities are limited to eight people per group, plus an instructor.
Outdoor sports are allowed for up to eight people, or more than eight if all participants are from the same household.
In orange zones, up to 12 people living in orange zones may play sports outdoors with more people, with new rules expanding the number of participants to 12. Indoor sports will be limited to eight people in orange zones.
Physical distancing measures still need to be followed under the new guidelines in both orange and red zones.
CINEMAS AND AUDITORIUMS Cinemas are open. Surgical masks are mandatory.
Auditoriums are open, but as of April 8, a distance of two metres must be enforced
LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS Libraries can reopen for pick up.
Museums (museum institutes, biodomes, planetariums, insectariums, botanical gardens, aquariums, zoos and walkthroughs) are open with restricted attendance.
PRIVATE GATHERINGS Private gatherings are still prohibited, except that one visitor is allowed to provide a service, offer support or to visit a person living alone.
A person who lives alone, or a family with a single parent, can join another household's family bubble so long as they can form a stable group.
Groups formed this way are asked to not visit homes of anyone who is not in the bubble.
PROTESTS Protests are allowed so long as all participants wear a face covering.
WORSHIP AND FUNERALS In both orange and red zones, places of worship are open to a maximum of 250 people, with the exception of funerals and weddings, which are limited to 25.
As of April 8, a maximum of 25 people will be allowed to gather in a place of worship.
In all places of worship, wearing an intervention mask (procedure mask) is compulsory. A distance of two metres must be maintained at all times between people who do not reside at the same address.
RED ZONES Montreal, Laval, the Laurentians, Lanaudière, Montérégie, Quebec City, Outaouais, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches.
ORANGE ZONES Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, the Eastern Townships and Mauricie–Centre-du-Quebec.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/here-s-what-s-open-and-closed-under-quebec-s-lockdown-measures-1.5299729
Ontario... is in a harder lockdown... Home Depot 4 example open in Quebec... only curbside pickup in Ontario..
Under Ontario’s second stay-at-home order, the province is asking everyone to limit trips outside the home to essentials only.
That includes getting groceries, medication, medical appointments, getting a COVID-19 vaccine, supporting vulnerable community members, going to school (some boards have closed in-person learning until April 19), accessing child-care, or exercising outdoors with members of their household.
All employers are also asked to make every effort to allow employees to work from home.
With the weather warming up and the April school break on the way, here is a guide to what is open and closed under Ontario’s second stay-at-home order:
Shopping: - Essential retailers are open for in-person shopping between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. at 25 per cent capacity. Stores that sell alcohol (including the LCBO and Beer Store) are considered essential, cannabis stores are considered non-essential.
- Non-essential retailers limited to curbside pick-up and delivery, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
- Personal care services are closed.
- Indoor and outdoor dining are closed, but restaurants are allowed to offer take-out and delivery.
- Shopping malls limited to limited curbside pick-up and delivery.
- Big-box stores limited to in-person sales of grocery items, pet care supplies, household cleaning supplies, pharmaceutical items, health care items, and personal care items only.
- Outdoor garden centres and plant nurseries can operate with a 25 per cent capacity limit between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
- Delivery from essential and non-essential stores is allowed between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
- Veterinary services and other businesses that provide pet services are allowed to remain open.
- Banks are allowed to remain open.
Gatherings: - Indoor organized public events and social gatherings banned with anyone outside your household.
- Members of one household and one other person who lives alone can create a social “bubble.”
- Outdoor organized public events or social gatherings to a five-person maximum.
- Indoor and outdoor dining banned. Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments can only operate by take-out, drive-through, and delivery.
- Day camps are closed.
Exercise and outdoor activities: - Golf courses, tennis courts, basketball courts, BMX/skate parks, baseball diamonds, parks, sports fields are open with restrictions and physical distancing.
- No team sports allowed. Personal fitness trainers are also prohibited.
- Residents can workout outside, however outdoor exercise classes are banned.
Weddings and funerals: - Limited to 15 per cent occupancy per room indoors and limited to the number of people that can maintain two metres of distance outdoors.
- Receptions are not permitted indoors and can have a maximum of five people outdoors.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/04/08/whats-open-and-closed-during-ontarios-stay-at-home-order/
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