Section 22 Order 

Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, issued a Section 22 Order to enhance protection as the region gradually reopens. Additional precautions apply in Hastings Prince Edward as of 12:01 am on Tuesday, March 30:

• Bookings/reservations for hotel/motel accommodation, personal service settings, and dine-in food services can only be accepted for individuals residing in the Hastings Prince Edward health region. Exceptions will include booking accommodation for individuals who are travelling to the Hastings Prince Edward health region for essential reasons and are in need of housing i.e. health-care staff, medical appointments, and emergencies.
• All short-term accommodations (e.g. Airbnb bookings, bed and breakfasts, cottages) are immediately closed, including all bookings made prior to March 30, 2021. However, booking of accommodation is permitted for individuals who are travelling to or within the Hastings Prince Edward health region for essential reasons and are in need of housing i.e. health-care staff, medical appointments, and emergencies.
• No person shall host or attend any indoor or outdoor social gatherings with more than five persons that is held at a private dwelling, condominium, apartment building and or student residence. This order does not impact occupancy limits for places of business and does not include a gathering held at a place of business or an organization held for reasons related to the operations of the business or an organization.
• All food and drink establishments must close to the public between 12 am and 5 am, with limited exceptions (e.g. to pick up or pay for a takeout order).
• All food and drink establishments must seat no more than five people together at a table.
• All food services and personal service settings must record contact information for all patrons. Businesses do not need not collect contact information for pick-up/carry-out orders.
• All retail businesses must have a safety plan that is in writing, available on request, and posted in a conspicuous place.
• All retail businesses and food and drink establishments must ensure music played is no louder than the volume of a normal conversation.
• The person responsible for a business or place that is open must not permit patrons to line up inside, or to line up or congregate outside unless maintaining a physical distance of at least two metres from other groups of persons and wearing an appropriate mask or face covering.
• All staff at retail businesses and food and drink establishments must wear appropriate personal protective equipment if providing services within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a mask or face covering and are not separated by an impermeable barrier (e.g., plexiglass). Protection of the eyes, nose, and mouth is required (i.e., goggles or face shields and surgical or procedural masks). This includes personal service settings and eating establishments where patrons temporarily remove their mask in order to receive services.

These orders are enforceable by County by-law officers and fines can be issued to business who do not comply. Read the order from the local medical officer of health.

Provincewide emergency orders

Municipal facilities and services are closed during the provincewide “emergency brake” shutdown. 

The Government of Ontario has also issued a Stay-at-Home order and declared a third state of emergency in the province. Everyone should remain at home except for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services (including getting vaccinated), getting exercise outdoors, or for work that cannot be done remotely.