The global COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching effects in Toronto, including major impacts to what have been booming real estate and building industries. Many jobs and most events are currently suspended, postponed, or affected in other ways, though UrbanToronto is still operating at full strength with our team working remotely. As a means to keep the public in the loop about the shutdowns, we'll be sharing information and status updates from around the industry on a regular basis.
In today's report: limit on gatherings reduced in Ontario, Toronto residents can show love to Toronto by becoming tourists in their own neighbourhoods with StrollTO, BigArtTO turns local landmarks and buildings into art canvases to show love to Toronto, and more news from the COVID-19 front.
Government notices and announcements:
City of Toronto supporting further action to confront COVID-19 resurgence
BigArtTO turns local landmarks and buildings into art canvases to show love to Toronto
Mississauga COVID-19 Response: Reduction in Social Gathering Limits to 10 Indoors and 25 Outdoors
Limit on gatherings reduced in Vaughan
Twenty-second Virtual Press Conference: Mississauga’s COVID-19 Update for September 23, 2020
Statements from Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti in response to COVID-19
Private sector/other notices and announcements:
How is Community Engagement Evolving in the Era of COVID?
Everyone from construction workers to brokers to real estate executives are encouraged to share tips on what work and events have stopped, what is proceeding, and how their businesses are being affected by the various shutdowns.