Here is a list of what is open and closed in London Ontario has moved into the first step of its reopening plan announced on January 20, 2022.
What is Open/Closed in London:
Gathering Limits
Starting Jan 31, 2022:
- indoor social gatherings – 10 people
- outdoor social gatherings – 25 people or fewer
- Organized public events – Indoor events limited to 25 people
- Indoor religious services, rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted with indoor services are limited to 50 per cent of the capacity of the room and outdoor with physical distancing.
What is Open for in-person shopping/activities:
Retail:
- All kinds of non-essential stores and essential retail stores including those in shopping malls are open with 50 per cent capacity.
Restaurants:
- Open (indoors with 50 per cent capacity), maximum 10 patrons per table
Personal Services:
- Open with 50% capacity; maximum capacity must be posted.
Gyms/personal physical fitness and sports trainers:
- Indoor open, limited to the number that can maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person in an indoor space, and may not exceed 50 per cent of the capacity of the indoor space where the services are provided.
Attractions & Recreational Facilities:
- All indoor attractions like museums, art galleries, bingo halls, recreational facilities open with 50 per cent capacity.
- Indoor amusement parks and waterparks with 50 per cent capacity. Outdoor open.
- Indoor concert venues, theatres and cinemas, spectator areas of facilities such as sporting events, concert venues and theatres to operate at 50 per cent seated capacity or 500 people, whichever is less.
- All indoor events and concert venues, theatres, cinemans, fairs, rural exhibitions, festivals and similar outdoor events including outdoor concert venues, theatres and cinemas
- Drive-Through Events
- Tour and guide services
- Boat tours (Boat tours and cruises in Ontario)
- Drive-In Theatres
- Overnight camping at campgrounds and campsites, including Ontario Parks (Reserve Your Visit in Advance to Popular Ontario Parks)
- Hotels, motels, lodges, resorts are open.
- Community centres and multi-purpose facilities at 50 per cent
- Public libraries with 50 per cent capacity
Others:
- Financial services like banks
- Healthcare services
- Veterinary services and other businesses that provide pet services and for the health and welfare of animals, including:farms, boarding kennels, stables, animal shelters research facilities, pet groomers, pet sitters, pet walkers, pet trainers (including for service animals)
- Laundromats and drycleaners
What is closed:
- Nightclubs and other food or drink establishments with dance facilities and strip clubs can only operate as restaurants.
- Bathhouses and sex clubs: Closed
- Oxygen bars: closed.
City of London Services
- All emergency services are open
- In-person recreation and sport programs resumes; Community centres, pools and arenas are open
- Public swimming and skating drop-in programs has resumed. Community and seniors’ centre drop-in programs will also resume.
- Emergency forestry services continue.
- Emergency repairs and ongoing required operations continue.
- EnviroDepots remain open, but only for necessary trips.
- The City’s Cat Adoption Centre (Catty Shack) is open for cat adoptions.
- The Business Hub on the first floor of City Hall is open for building, planning and economic services and supports.
- Marriage ceremonies will be available by appointment only and subject to all public health guidelines.
- The waste disposal drop-off area and Household Special Waste Depot located inside the W12A landfill is open.
- The City’s W12A landfill is open for public access.
- The Business Hub on the first floor of City Hall is open for building, planning and economic services and supports.
- Residents can access drop-in Ontario Works services Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., including cheque pick-up at Citi Plaza, cheque encashment stamps and emergency services and drop-in supports at the following locations:
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- Citi Plaza
- London East
- Northland Mall
- South London Community Centre
- Westmount Shopping Centre
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- The City of London Parking Office, 824 Dundas Street, is open for front counter in-person services. Appointments are encouraged, to make an appointment, please call 519-661-4537.
- Many park amenities are now open and outdoor individual and team sports training is permitted.
- Soccer pitches
- Baseball diamonds
- Tennis courts and pickleball courts
- Basketball courts
- Skate parks
- Picnic areas, park shelters and outdoor exercise equipment
- Spray pads, wading pools
Playgrounds, parks, green space, trails and pathways are open, as well as off-leash dog parks and park benches.
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