West Nile Virus detected in Brampton
The mosquitos infected with West Nile Virus were collected from Hurontario Street and Highway 407, the Gore Road and Cottrelle Boulevard, and North Park Drive and Torbram Road.
Osler to shut down triage tents at hospital sites
The tents were generously provided and installed by GlobalMedic, a Canadian charity program that provides disaster-relief services.
Brampton to enter Stage 3 of reopening despite OMA concerns
Brampton will be entering Stage 3 tomorrow, joining the rest of Ontario in the province’s reopening framework. Concerns from the OMA and residents have been raised about Brampton’s readiness for Stage 3.
Peel’s Medical Officer of Health supports Brampton entering Stage 3
“I support Peel Region moving into Stage 3 sooner rather than later”, Dr. Loh said.
Brampton events and festivals cancelled through to Sept 7
Brampton has mandated the cancellation of all event and festival permits until Labour Day.
Brampton to re-open Wednesday as Stage 2 achieved
Peel and Toronto will be entering Stage 2 of Ontario’s action plan to reopen and restart the province. Premier Doug Ford announced plans to reopen Peel and Toronto, loosen social gathering restrictions, while maintaining a cautious approach to public health safety. “As of June 24th at 12:01am, the city of Toronto and the Peel Region […]
Ontario to mandate collection of race and income COVID-19 data
All Ontario public health units will soon mandate their data collection to include race and income of infected patients. As Ontario continues to propose methods to control the spread of COVID-19, health experts will look to analyze race-based COVID-19 data to develop novel containment strategies and identify hotspots of infection. Numerous health units across Ontario, […]
Peel left off Stage 2 reopening plan
Ontario commenced a regional Stage 2 reopening of the province on June 12th that does not include the Region of Peel. Stage 2 of Ontario’s restart period means loosening of public health measures and increased access to businesses and public areas, while still maintaining public health vigilance and caution. Additional businesses and services will be […]