New COVID-19 Measures – December 21, 2020

New Covid -19 Restrictions (framework) for “Organized” Sport in Ontario Effective December 21, 2020

Please note these numbers below are for “Organized Sport” and not for the facility owners.

A facility may have a gym, several classrooms (5), weight rooms (2) a field. In the Green and Yellow regions, a facility in the above example would be allowed 90 persons inside. In this same example we would not be allowed 90 participants.

Please check for the status of your region before each training session as the insurance is tied to your adherence to these restrictions.

COVID-19 levels by region > https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open

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Green – Algoma, North Bay, Parry Sound, Porcupine Health, Renfrew County and District.

Sport classes/training, limited to 50 indoors and 100 outdoors, must limit close contact and limit cohorts to 50, wellness check, modify to avoid physical contact. Limit volume of music/require use of microphone where needed to avoid shouting.

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Yellow –  Chatham Kent, Grey Bruce, , Public Health Sudbury and Districts, Northwestern, Peterborough Public Health, Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District, Hastings & Prince Edward Counties, Lambton, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District and Timiskaming Health.

Sport classes/training, 3-meter distancing, limited to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors, must limit close contact, wellness check, modify to avoid close contact, avoid shouting.

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Orange – Ottawa, Haldimand Norfolk, Huron Perth, Eastern Ontario, Southwestern Public Health, Thunder Bay Health and Kingston Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.

Sport classes/training, 3-meter distancing, limited to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors, must limit close contact. Maximum of 50 in a facility, limits on stays (e.g. 60 minutes), no spectators, wellness check, modify to avoid close contact, avoid shouting.

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Red – Halton Region, Durham, Region of Waterloo Health, Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph Regions, Simcoe Muskoka District, Middlesex London, Brant, and Niagara,

Sport classes/training, 3-meter distancing, limited to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors, must limit close contact, wellness check, modify to limit close contact. Limits on stays (eg.60 minutes), no spectators, no contact and only training for teams, no scrimmages/games.

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Grey – Region of Peel, City of Toronto, York Region Public Health,  Windsor-Essex County Health and the City of Hamilton,  – Lockdown

Limit of 10 for outdoor organized events. Sport is closed for Indoor and outdoor athletes/teams

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Note: In addition to the measures shown in the link, the Province has implemented and recommended additional measures.

Among those additional measures is the recommendation that residents only interact with those in their own household and travel within Ontario be limited to essential reasons only. Softball is not considered essential. As required by the Legislation Ontario Reg 263/20 Schedule 1.2.2 we will ensure compliance with the regulation. As such those teams and athletes in Toronto and the Region of Peel have Softball Activities suspended until further notice.

Ontario Reg 263/20 1.2.2 The person responsible for a business or organization that is open shall operate the business or organization in compliance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of public health officials, including any advice, recommendations or instructions on physical distancing, cleaning or disinfecting.

Please continue to respect the restrictions for the area in which you live and remember you cannot travel to an area with lower restrictions in order to participate in softball activities.

Travel within Ontario

Individuals and families in higher transmission areas should avoid travel to lower transmission areas (for example, from red to orange, from yellow to green), except for essential reasons