Halton Region issues statement on the use of masks
Earlier this week, Halton's Regional Chair Gary Carr and the four Halton Mayors issued a joint statement strongly encouraging residents to use face coverings or non-medical masks in all indoor public settings.
While some municipalities with much higher infection rates are moving toward making masks mandatory, the statement explains that the Halton community has much fewer cases and has done an incredible job flattening the curve by taking actions such as physical distancing, hand washing and staying at home as much as possible. These voluntary actions have produced the good results the Region is seeing today.
The Town of Oakville continues to urge the community to follow the advice of public health authorities to wash and sanitize your hands, cover your coughs and sneezes, keep a physical distance and wear a mask when you can't.
For more information on the use of face coverings and non-medical masks, please visit halton.ca/COVID19.
A Special Meeting of Council will be held at 7 p.m. on July 8 to further discuss the evidence for and against mandatory mask wearing orders. Watch the virtual meeting on oakville.ca.
Fare collection and front door boarding resumes on Oakville Transit
Oakville Transit has installed protective driver shields around the bus operator cab on all conventional buses so customers can board and pay fares at the front. All conventional buses will operate at 50 per cent seating capacity to continue to encourage physical distancing. Oakville Transit supports the physical distancing efforts recommended by public health officials but realizes it's not always possible on public transit.
Following the strong recommendation of Halton Public Health and the Governments of Ontario and Canada, effective July 2, 2020, non-medical masks or face coverings are now mandatory when travelling on Oakville Transit to help keep customers and operators safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Children under the age of two, people with disabilities or other medical conditions that prevent them from wearing any mask will not be required to wear one.
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ServiceOakville counter at Town Hall now open for payments
As part of the town's recovery efforts, the front counter at Oakville's Town Hall has re-opened as of July 2 to offer some in-person payments including Presto passes, private tree permits, property taxes and parking tickets. These services are in addition to the services residents can currently access online or in-person by appointment.
Residents accessing the ServiceOakville counter will see enhanced health and safety precautions in place, including plexiglass screens at the counter, floor markings to support physical distancing requirements of no less than 2 metres, and signage to help with traffic flow and maximum occupancy. Learn more
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