Toronto extends COVID-19 bylaws until end of September
by News Staff
Last Updated Jun 9, 2021 at 4:29 pm EDT
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As the province prepares to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions, Toronto City Council has approved an extension of coronavirus bylaws until at least the end of September.
The five temporary measures, which were set to expire today, include maintaining physical distancing in City parks and public squares, mandatory face coverings in businesses, apartments and condominiums, and requiring food and drink establishments to maintain customer logs along with other measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
City council also approved a motion brought forward by Joe Cressy that calls on the Ford government to allocate second vaccine doses to COVID-19 hotspots.
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Just one day after TTC commissioners voted to amend their capital budget, Toronto City Council voted unanimously to approve the purchase of 60 new streetcars.
The vote took place Wednesday at a special meeting to vote on plans to increase the city’s initial order of 13 streetcars, approved by council last October.
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“Anticipating a positive outcome, this will be a great day for transit in the city of Toronto,” said Mayor John Tory during the meeting, adding the new vehicles will ensure the city has an “upgraded and reliable” transit system for when the city emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.