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“The loss of Mr. Ejaz Choudry is a tragedy and my thoughts are with his family and the community as they have faced this difficult experience. I am not in a position to comment on the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) investigation, as I do not have the full details. And that is precisely the problem […]

For Immediate Release April 7, 2021 STATEMENT: Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s Response to Ontario Implementing a Provincewide Stay-at-Home Order “Let’s make this lockdown the last. Today, Premier Ford declared a third provincial state of emergency, implementing a provincewide stay-at-home order and the closure of non-essential retail in an effort to reduce the spread of variant cases […]

For Immediate Release April 1, 2021 STATEMENT: Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s Responce to Ontario Implementing a Provincewide Emergency Brake “Today the Government of Ontario implemented a provincewide emergency brake, effective Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. for at least four weeks. This decision was made in an effort to reduce the number of variant cases […]

For Immediate Release March 26, 2021 STATEMENT: Mayor Bonnie Crombie Responds to Further Adjustments to Public Health Measures in the Province’s Grey Zone “I am very pleased that the Government of Ontario has made several adjustments to public health measures in the Grey zone, which I firmly believe will have a positive impact on the […]

For Immediate Release March 5, 2021 STATEMENT: Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s Response to Peel Region Moving into the Province’s Grey Lockdown Zone “Today the Government of Ontario lifted the Stay-at-Home Order in Peel and moved our Region into the Grey Lockdown Zone. This decision was made following the recommendation from Peel Region’s Medical Officer of Health […]

For Immediate Release February 19, 2021 STATEMENT: Mayor Crombie Responds to Government of Ontario Maintaining Lockdown in Peel Region “Today the Government of Ontario announced that it is maintaining the lockdown, the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health measures in Peel Region for an additional two weeks, along with Toronto and North Bay-Parry Sound […]

For Immediate Release January 12, 2021  STATEMENT: Mayor Crombie Responds to Ontario’s Second Provincial Emergency Order  Today Premier Doug Ford declared a second provincial emergency for the Province of Ontario, putting forth several new measures in response to rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases across Ontario and the dire situation facing our hospitals and long-term care homes. […]

For Immediate Release January 11, 2021  GTHA Mayors and Chairs support additional public health measures, demand action on sick pay, and urge commitment on Safe Restart 2.0 funding “Today, Mayors and Chairs from the 11 largest municipal governments across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area held their regular weekly meeting to discuss the ongoing response […]

For Immediate Release December 21, 2020 STATEMENT: Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s Response to Provincewide Shutdown “I support Premier Ford and Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health’s decision to move Ontario into a Provincewide Shutdown, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2020, for a 28-day period in Southern Ontario and 14-days in Northern Ontario. This […]

For Immediate Release December 18, 2020 STATEMENT: Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s Response to Peel Region Remaining in Province’s Grey Lockdown Zone “Today, Premier Doug Ford announced that Peel Region will remain in the Grey lockdown zone of the Province’s COVID-19 Response Framework this coming Monday, when the measures were set to expire. I know this will […]