NEWMARKET, Ont. — The region of York says it is closing 21 tracts of forest in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tracts cover 2,300 hectares of land throughout the region north of Toronto. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] In all, 18 properties with more than 120 kilometres of trail are affected.
The closure is indefinite. Municipalities across the province have shut public facilities to try to curb the coronavirus pandemic.