Oakville announces COVID-19 Recovery Program
Published May 25, 2020 at 10:01 pm
The Town of Oakville has released the framework that it will follow as businesses begin to reopen.
The Town of Oakville has released the framework that it will follow as businesses begin to reopen.
Today (May 25), Mayor Rob Burton announced Oakville’s COVID-19 Recovery Program, Strategy and Framework, which will serve as a guideline as the Town begins reopening and recovery.
Similar to the Province’s three-staged reopening plan released April 27, Oakville’s Recovery Program Framework is built on four key principles, incuding:
- Safety – the town will follow the federal, provincial and regional health and safety guidelines to protect staff and the public before authorizing the return of a service.
- Speed – the town will review a number of criteria needed to return a service as quickly as possible.
- Benefit – the town will assess how returning a service will support the community’s overall economic recovery and if the service will benefit a wide range of users.
- Betterment – where possible, the town will take the opportunity to review how to deliver a service differently to support efficiency or financial sustainability.
This is in addition to the measures the Town has already taken in terms of returning to a semblance of normalcy, which include:
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- Launched comprehensive online processes to allow building and development projects to advance during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Reopened town community gardens under strict health and safety protocols.
- Reopened park greenspace to expanded use beyond pass-through with provincial emergency order restrictions remaining in place
- Reopened cemeteries to visitors under provincial regulations
- Reopened marinas to boat owners to begin personal boat preparations
- Reopened Bronte public boat ramp. Oakville Harbour public boat ramp to reopen in June once stored boats and docks are moved and in the water
- Reopened all town-owned leash-free dog parks and their parking lots as well as park amenities such as picnic tables, benches, tennis courts, pickleball courts, skateboard parks, waterfront park parking lots, and publically-accessible sports fields (for individual use)
- Reopening basketball courts this week (week of May 25)
- Resumed intake of marriage licence applications by appointment only
“This framework will help us navigate how Oakville moves forward and recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 in a way that is safe and efficient,” Burton said in a news release.
“Work is underway and staff teams are already engaged in recovery planning to ensure the town is prepared to restore services and respond to community needs as we move beyond the crisis stage while maintaining the health and safety of our staff and our community,” he continued.
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