What you can expect in Step 2 pandemic reopening in Stouffville

Yorkregion.com
July 2, 2021

The Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library will be reopening to in-person visits on Tuesday, July 6 as COVID-19 cases drop

Whitchurch-Stouffville entered Step 2 of reopening June 30.

Step 2 allows a maximum of five people for indoor gatherings and 25 people for outdoor gatherings. Public libraries can now open with 25-per-cent capacity and other restrictions. The Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library will be reopening to in-person visits on Tuesday, July 6 at 10 a.m. The town’s summer camps are also set to begin in July at the museum, library, 19 on the Park, and Stouffville Arena. Registration is open at townofws.ca/summercamps.

“We are so thankful for the team behind Stouffville’s drive-thru vaccination clinic who helped our community with getting the vaccination rate up,” said Mayor Iain Lovatt. “Thank you to everyone who rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated and allowed us to enter Step 2 of the reopening plan.”

Step 2 will allow further expansion of outdoor activities and resuming limited indoor services with small numbers of people and with face coverings being worn. This includes but is not limited to:

• Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events for up to 25 people

• Indoor social gatherings and organized public events for up to 5 people

• Outdoor dining for up to 6 people per table

• Essential and other select retail permitted at 50-per-cent capacity

• Non-essential retail capacity at 25 per cent

• Stores in shopping malls open, with restrictions

• Larger indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, capped at the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres

• Overnight camps

• Personal care services where face coverings can be worn at all times at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor fitness classes are capped at the number of people who can maintain three metres of distance

• Public libraries permitted at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor meeting and event spaces at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor amusement and water parks at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor sports games, leagues and events at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor cinemas, performing arts, live music events and attractions at 25-per-cent capacity

• Outdoor horse racing and motor speedways at 25-per-cent capacity

 

The province will remain in Step 2 for at least 21 days to evaluate any impacts on key public health and health system indicators. If at the end of the 21 days the province has met the following vaccination thresholds, and there are continued improvements in other key public health and health system indicators, the province may move to the next step of the roadmap.

Step 3: 70 to 80 per cent of adults vaccinated with one dose and 25 per cent vaccinated with two dose.

For more information on general safety measures during Step 2, visit stouffvillereopens.ca/current-situation