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Ontario announces new restrictions affecting restaurants, bars, and food stores in response to Omicron COVID-19 variant

News, COVID-19Stephanie DickisonDecember 17, 2021Toronto, Toronto Restaurants, Toronto restaurants news + events, Toronto restaurants news, Toronto Restaurant news, Toronto Restaurant news December, Toronto Restaurant Covid-19 news, COVID-19, covid resources, COVID-19 cases, Omicron cases, in response to the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, Province announces new restrictions for bars restaurants + food stores, new restrictions for bars restaurants + food stores, new restrictions for bars restaurants + food stores in Ontario, Ontario announces new restrictions for bars restaurants and food stores, toronto covid-19, Toronto COVID-19 news, Toronto Covid-19 news, Omicron, Toronto Omicron news, new restrictions on bars and restaurants, Ontario restrictions for bars and restaurants, rise of Omicron case, new capacity limits for restaurants, new capacity limits for bars, new capacity limits for food stores, new capacity limits for grocery stores, new capacity limits for bottle shops, covid, COVID, COVID-19 UPDATE, COVID toronto, COVID-19 Notification, new measures and restrictions, new measures and restrictions in Ontario, Ontario hospitality, Ontario restaurants and bars, 50 per cent capacity limit, malls, meeting and event spaces, tour and guide services, fairs and festivals, to further reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Premier Doug Ford, Premier Ford, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Doug Ford, Omicron will not take a holiday, Toronto restaurant news, toronto restaurant news, Toronto Restaurant News, Toronto restaurant news December, Toronto restaurant news closures, Toronto restaurant news temporary closures, Toronto Restaurants News, Toronto Restaurants news, toronto restaurants, Toronto restaurants, Toronto Restaurants by Stephanie Dickison, Stephanie Dickison, @torontorestaurants.co, Instagram @torontorestaurants.co, operating at 50 per cent capacity, Toronto hospitality, Toronto hospitality news, Ontario hospitality news, Toronto restaurants Omicron, Ontario restaurants, indoor dining in Ontario restaurants, Ontario restaurants Omicron, Ontario bars, Ontario bars and restaurants, Ontario bars Omicron, Ontario Further Strengthening Response to Omicron, In response to the rapidly-spreading and highly transmissible Omicron varian, In response to the rapidly-spreading and highly transmissible Omicron variant, Ontario Government, Ontario government, capacity and social gathering limits, indoor capacity limit, indoor capacity limits, Ontario is introducing a 50 per cent capacity limit, Ontario limits capacity at restaurants, Full list of restrictions, Omicron surge, new capacity and gathering limits in Ontario, indoor gathering limits, capacity limits for restaurants, new restrictions announced for restaurants and bars

Open/Closed: Toronto Restaurant News February 25-March 3, 2021

Open/Closed: Toronto Restaurant News November 12-December 2 | Part 1

Open/Closed: Toronto Restaurant News October 28-November 4, 2020

Investigation: Toronto Public Health stat for restaurants is wildly misleading

COVID-19, NewsStephanie DickisonOctober 10, 2020Toronto, Toronto Restaurants, Toronto Restaurants News, October 2020, Toronto restaurant news, restaurant, restaurants, Toronto restaurant closings, Toronto restaurants, new Toronto restaurants, new Toronto restaurant, Toronto’s newest restaurants, toronto’s newest restaurants, new Toronto coffee shop, new Toronto bakery, new Toronto cafe, new Toronto bakeries, new Toronto bar, toronto bakery, Toronto restaurant closures, Toronto restaurants and bars, Toronto restaurant, Toronto Restaurants Newsletter, toronto restaurants, Toronto Restaurants Stephanie Dickison, Toronto Restaurants by Stephanie Dickison, toronto nightclubs, Toronto drinks event, Toronto food + wine, Toronto food + drinks, toronto food, Toronto food news, toronto food + drinks, Toronto food event, Toronto food and drinks, Toronto food, Toronto food events, toronto food event, Toronto food + drink, Toronto food shop, Toronto foodie, Open/Closed, OpenClosed, Open/Closed by 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Stephanie Dickison top food writer Toronto, Stephanie Dickison top restaurant writer, Stephanie Dickison top restaurant writer toronto, journalist Stephanie Dickison, award-winning writer Stephanie Dickison, award-winning food writer Stephanie Dickison, award-winning food journalist Stephanie Dickison, food journalist Stephanie Dickison, restaurant writer Stephanie Dickison, Toronto restaurant writer Stephanie Dickison, News, Breaking news, News Canada, Hot topics, Discussion topics, Toronto restaurants website, restaurant and bar patios, bar patios, restaurant patios, CafeTO patios, CafeTO patio, patio in Toronto, patios in Toronto, Toronto patios, vegan news, plant based news, upcoming food or restaurant event, restaurant openings in Toronto, restaurant closures in Toronto, investigation, by the numbers, Toronto Public Health stat for restaurants is wildly misleading, Investigation: Toronto Public Health stat for restaurants is wildly misleading, misleading stat, Toronto Public Health, indoor dining, closure of indoor dining, downfall of Ontario restaurant industry, restaurant industry, Recent closures due to COVID-19 cases, Recent closures due to COVID-19 cases do not reflect the restaurant industry as a whole, TPH made additional recommendations due to the recent surge in cases, Premier Doug Ford, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Doug Ford, Premiere Doug Ford, Ontario Premiere Doug Ford, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto Medical Officer of Health, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, “vast majority” of restaurants are following protocols, hard evidence", I can't put 76, 000 people (out of work) and their livelihoods and just shut them down, they're barely hanging on by their finger nails right now, Peel Region, and Ottawa, modified Stage 2, prohibiting indoor dining for the next 28 day, ecommendations to significantly reduce the further spread of COVID-19 in Toronto, 45 active community outbreaks, entertainment venues, Socializing in bars and restaurants is contributing to significant exposures and outbreaks, Yonge Street Warehouse created 1, 700 exposures, Regulars Bar created 600 exposures, Between September 20 and 26 there were 45 active community outbreaks, about 18 (44%) were in restaurants, Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act:, Casa Mezcal, 291 King St. W., King Taps, 100 King St. W., MARBL, MARBL Restaurant, employee tested positive at MARBL, 455 King St. W., Entertainment District, Financial District, Financial District restaurant, Financial District restaurants, restaurant in the Financial District, restaurants in the Financial District, restaurants in the Entertainment District, restaurant in the Entertainment District, Fashion District, Fashion District restaurant, Fashion District restaurants, King between Bay and Bathurst, King West bar, King West restaurant, King West, King West bars, King West restaurants, large capacity venues, expansive indoor and outdoor seating, patios across three floors, vibrant night life, not small independent restaurants that close at 10pm, cases at “more than one of these locations”, no indication as to how long the establishments are to be closed, news release by Toronto Public Health i, Yonge Street Warehouse, two floors of madness, 336 Yonge St., approximately 1, 700 people may have been at the venue during this time, COVID-19 Notification, Regulars Bar, King and Bathurst, a potential exposure for COVID-19”, 668 King St. W., TPH estimates approximately 600 people may have been at the venue during this time, The numbers don’t add up, about 18 (44%), 1 at a nightclub, 1 at a adult entertainment club, strip club, a nightclub and strip club were lumped into vital data concerning cases at large Toronto bars/restaurants, glaring inaccuracy, continuing to make the industry appear to blame for the rising numbers, jacking up the number of cases at local bars and restaurants, not the first time TPH has inflated COVID-19 numbers, One week, it is not anywhere close to the number of cases found in a single week in other establishments, Blatant bias against the industry, The hospitality industry continues to get pummelled by TPH, The hospitality industry continues to get pummelled by TPH and the media for being unsafe, other sectors are continually overlooked, Re: A Need for Enhanced Public Health Measures, accelerated growth in schools since reopening on September 15: 103 schools with active cases, 68 in the last week (Sept 23-Sept 30), individuals only leave their homes for essential activities, such as work education, exercise and fitness healthcare appointments and the purchase of food., lane swimming, fitness centres, arts and general interest instruction, After-school Recreation Care, December camps for children, drop-in youth programs that do not include sports, indoor athletic training permits with no game play, including hockey training, permits for outdoor sports, industry is being vilified, outbreaks at bars and restaurants in Toronto were down to 34 per cent, remain responsible for a significant number of outbreaks, essential services, Government of Canada’s Guidance on Essential Services and Functions in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Restaurant employees necessary to support take-out and food delivery operations, restaurants aren’t deemed essential, Grocery stores pharmacies and LCBO, climbing cases of employees testing positive for COVID-19 at Ontario grocery stores, climbing cases of employees testing positive for COVID-19 at liquor stores, climbing cases of employees testing positive for COVID-19 at Ontario pharmacies, Businesses are not required by law to disclose cases, restaurants have had contact tracing in place for months, Sobey’s, Loblaws, Shoppers Drug Mart, LCBO, Why is the hospitality industry being singled out?, behemoth chains do not share the industry’s razor-thin margins, supermarkets are having a record year, public’s concerns about grocery shopping during the pandemic, Numbers don’t lie, Damage has been done, helped bring the industry to its knees, damage this has done, directly resulting in a four week shut down, nstilling fear in the public about dining at restaurants and bars, causing permanent closures, toronto, Toronto mayor, Restaurants, restaurants in Toronto, hospitality, hospitality employee, hospitality workers, hospitality worker, hospitality owners, hospitality industry, Food, food, food news, dining, Dining In, dining in Toronto, dining out in Toronto

Further restrictions imposed on bars and restaurants due to rise in COVID-19 cases

COVID-19: Restaurants, bars permitted to reopen dining rooms as Toronto moves to Stage 3

COVID-19: LCBO extending hours starting May 14

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