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Health minister hints golf courses could reopen on or before June 2 deadline

NDP motion to reopen outdoor amenities in Ontario defeated

May 18, 2021  By 680 News


A motion that might have enabled golf courses to reopen sooner than the June 2 stay-at-home deadline was defeated yesterday. Turf & Rec photo

Ontario’s golf courses and other outdoor amenities could reopen on or before June 2, “depending on the clinical evidence we receive,” says Health Minister Christine Elliott. An NDP motion to reopen outdoor amenities was defeated yesterday in the Legislature, quashing golf courses’ hopes of being able to operate again much sooner than the stay-at-home order’s June 2 expiry date.

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