A Kingston, Ont., councillor has proposed a motion to allow local government and public health officials to have flexibility when dealing with the province’s coronavirus emergency orders, especially when it comes to outdoor activities.
Coun. Robert Kiley’s motion, set to go to council Tuesday night, suggests council ask the province for “local flexibility to provincial orders, based on local public health units’ advice,” in order for Kingstonians to access certain activities, like community gardens, “while continuing to implement physical distancing and other guidelines to ensure newly reopened community activities are places of safety and health for residents.” Kiley says the motion was born out of concerns about community gardens not