{"id":84846,"date":"2020-04-27T07:56:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T11:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=84846"},"modified":"2020-04-27T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T12:00:33","slug":"provincial-parks-to-remain-closed-until-may-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/provincial-parks-to-remain-closed-until-may-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial parks to remain closed until May 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>A message from the Government of Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On April 25, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, issued the following statement on Ontario Parks operations in response to COVID-19:<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In order to keep Ontarians safe during this COVID-19 outbreak, our government is extending the closure of Ontario&#8217;s provincial parks and conservation reserves to May 31, 2020. This includes car camping, backcountry camping, roofed accommodations, day use opportunities, access points and all public buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Provincial parks and conservation reserves will continue to remain fully closed to all recreational activities.<\/p>\n<p>Reservations for arrivals up to, and including, any further closure extension date will be automatically cancelled and reservation holders will receive a full refund with no penalty. We are also providing penalty-free refunds to reservation holders who wish to change or cancel their 2020 camping reservation, regardless of arrival date.<\/p>\n<p>Please continue to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontarioparks.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.ontarioparks.com\/en&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587910631999000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZghjP5oIrRivKbCSLSW8lh1uJMA\"><u>OntarioParks.com<\/u><\/a> and Ontario Parks social media channels for the most up-to-date information.<\/p>\n<p>We understand this extension may impact many Ontarians&#8217; plans during the month of May. However, the health and well-being of Ontarians is our government&#8217;s number one priority. Although we are making progress to stop the spread, the virus has not yet been contained. 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