The region’s medical officer of health is suggesting municipalities prevent people whose primary residence is within a red or locked-down zone from using local recreation facilities.
Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has sent a letter to municipalities with his recommendation.
The region's top doctor said he would also support any business in the region - including ski resorts - that decided to implement a policy to deny service to residents of the red or grey zones.
Currently, the nearby areas of York Region, Peel, and Toronto are in red restrictions or are locked down by the province.
Simcoe-Muskoka Region is in the orange zone.
He said he would go as far as “recommending” businesses adopt a policy to only serve customers from orange zones or lower.
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