London’s off-leash dog parks have been closed until further notice following an emergency order from the province to close all outdoor recreational amenities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The order was announced by the province Monday night under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, and also impacts sports fields and playgrounds.
London closed its outdoor play structures, sports fields and golf courses just over a week ago. “We’re just following the provincial lead, and it’s around the physical distancing,” Scott Stafford, the city’s managing director of parks and recreation, said in an interview with Global News Radio 980 CFPL’s Jess Brady. “We were actually seeing some very good physical distancing as we monitor the parks