Current Situation in the Township of Brock
As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to evolve globally, the Ontario Ministry of Health is advising all residents to:
- Avoid all non-essential travel outside of Canada.
- Remain home when sick and avoid all contact with people who are sick.
The Township of Brock has a newsfeed dedicated to COVID-19. Subscribe to the COVID-19 newsfeed for up to date information.
The Township of Brock has compiled a list of FAQs.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Getting a COVID-19 Vaccination in Durham Region.
As of September 22, 2021, you must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to access certain indoor businesses and settings. Learn more and access your proof of vaccination.
The Durham Region Health Department has expanded eligibility for vaccine to individuals 12+. Identification with date of birth is required. Individuals must be born in 2009 or before.
The Health Department is advising that as vaccine supply increases, the capacity of clinics and appointments will increase. Residents are asked to continue to check the websites daily, for more information visit durham.ca/CovidVaccines.
As of April 1, 2021, select pharmacies across the province are booking appointments for COVID-19 vaccines for eligible people. Find your closest pharmacy at covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations
Getting a COVID-19 Test in the Township of Brock.
View the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.
Third dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Durham Region Health Department is now expanding eligibility for third doses of COVID-19 vaccine, as recently announced by the province. Eligibility to receive a third dose of vaccine includes:
- Individuals 70 and older (born in 1951 or earlier).
- Health care workers and designated essential caregivers in congregate settings including long-term care home and retirement home staff and designated caregivers. (For a complete list, refer to Ministry of Health. recommendations at COVID-19 Vaccine Third Dose Recommendations).
- Individuals who received a complete series of a viral vector vaccine (two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine or one dose of the Janssen vaccine).
- First Nation, Inuit, and Métis adults (18 and older) and their non-Indigenous household members.
Individuals in these eligibility groups can receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine a minimum of six-months (168 days) after receiving their second dose. Booster doses are being offered to these groups based on evidence of gradual waning immunity six months after receiving their second dose, and a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. There are many options for Durham Region residents to receive their third dose, including participating pharmacies and health care providers administering COVID-19 vaccine and at Durham Region community immunization clinics.
Eligible residents can begin booking third dose appointments at Durham Region community immunization clinics on November 4. Community immunization clinics are currently open in Ajax, Oshawa, and Clarington. Additional clinics will be opening in Pickering, Whitby, Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock over the next week. For a list of clinics, hours of operation or to book an appointment visit www.durham.ca/vaccineappointment or call 1-888-444-5113.
From November 4 to 6:
- Walk-ins for first and second doses will be accepted at Durham Region community immunization clinics that are open to the public.
- Third doses at these clinics will be by appointment only.
From November 7 onward:
- Walk-ins for first doses will be accepted at Durham Region community immunization clinics that are open to the public.
- Second and third doses at these clinics will be by appointment only.
For more information on COVID-19 vaccines in Durham Region, visit www.durham.ca/covidvaccines.
Proof of Vaccination
As of September 22, 2021, the Government of Ontario mandated that you must provide proof of identification and proof of being fully vaccinated to access certain businesses and settings. Enhanced vaccine certificates with official QR codes will be made available for download from the COVID-19 vaccination portal although while the current vaccine receipt without a QR code remains valid and will continue to be accepted, the province is encouraging individuals to download their enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code as an easier, more secure and convenient way to have their proof of vaccination verified. Ontarians will need to continue to show a piece of identification with their name and date of birth along with their proof of vaccination when visiting select businesses and organizations.
To ensure a smooth user experience, the province is initially making the enhanced vaccine certificates available for download in cohorts. Enhanced vaccine certificates with official QR codes will be made available for download from the COVID-19 vaccination portal.
Individuals can also call the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900 to have their enhanced vaccine certificate emailed or mailed to them.
People can save the electronic version of their vaccine certificate with a QR code to their phone or print a paper copy. Businesses must accept both electronic and paper versions.
Ontario’s enhanced vaccine certificate with QR code is built to the SMART Health Card standard adopted by the federal government in collaboration with provinces and territories. To support Ontarians who are travelling internationally, Ontario is also including the Government of Canada logo on the enhanced vaccine certificate.
In addition, businesses and organizations can now download the free Verify Ontario app from the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app has been made available in advance of October 22 to ensure businesses and organizations download the app and have sufficient time to become familiar with it. The made-in-Ontario app has been designed to help businesses by making it quicker and easier to confirm if a person is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while protecting their privacy. The Verify Ontario app for businesses can be used without an internet connection, but like any app it will need to connect to the internet periodically to keep it up to date. The app never stores personal information and only shows the minimum amount of information necessary to confirm vaccination
Verify Ontario will only scan and read official, government issued QR codes, such as Ontario’s vaccine certificate and those SMART Health Codes from other provinces including Quebec, British Columbia and Yukon Territory.
The Ontario Digital Service at the Associate Ministry of Digital Government collaborated with the Ministry of Health to deliver the Verify Ontario app. Extensive user research and stakeholder consultations were conducted with businesses to ensure the app would be easy to use.
Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen
Roadmap to Reopen is a cautious three-step plan that will guide a safe and gradual reopening of the province and the lifting of public health measures based on the provincewide vaccination rate and improvements in key public health and health system indicators.
Step Three
Ontario is in Step 3 of the Roadmap to Reopen as of July 16 at 12:01 a.m. This step focuses on expanding access to indoor settings, with restrictions, including where there are larger numbers of people and where face coverings can’t always be worn.
Gathering limits - October 25, 2021
In response to continued improvements to key indicators, including ongoing stability in the province’s hospitals, effective October 25, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., Ontario will lift capacity limits in the vast majority of settings where proof of vaccination are required, such as restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments; indoor areas of sports and recreational facilities such as gyms and where personal physical fitness trainers provide instruction; casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments; and indoor meeting and event spaces. Limits will also be lifted in certain outdoor settings.
At this time, the government will also allow other settings to lift capacity limits and physical distancing requirements if they choose to require proof of vaccination, including:
- Personal care services (e.g., barber shops, salons, body art);
- Indoor areas of museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions;
- Indoor areas of amusement parks;
- Indoor areas of fairs, rural exhibitions, festivals;
- Indoor tour and guide services;
- Boat tours;
- Indoor areas of marinas and boating clubs;
- Indoor clubhouses at outdoor recreational amenities;
- Open house events provided by real estate agencies; and
- Indoor areas of photography studios and services.
Locations where a wedding, funeral or religious service, rite or ceremony takes place may also implement proof of vaccination requirements for services, rites, or ceremonies at the location.
This will not apply to settings where people receive medical care, food from grocery stores and medical supplies. In addition, the government intends to allow for greater capacity at organized public events such as Remembrance Day ceremonies and Santa Claus parades with more details coming in the near future.
Durham Region CLASS ORDER made pursuant to Section 22(5.0.1) of the Health Protection and Promotion Act
All persons responsible for hosting a social gathering in the Regional Municipality of Durham, including homeowners, tenants and owners and operators of businesses permitted to be open under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA).
For those hosting a social gathering (a physical assembly of two or more individuals who are not members of the same household gathered together for a primarily social purpose. For greater certainty, the definition of “social gathering” in this Order does not apply to an assembly in a private dwelling; or for the primary purpose of obtaining goods or services), the following actions must be taken:
- Provide Durham Region Health Department (DRHD) with the name and contact information (including phone numbers) of all attendees at the social gathering and any other requested information for contact tracing associated with a positive COVID-19 case, within 24 hours of the request, or other time specified.
- Comply with all requirements that apply to the social gathering as set out under the ROA and the applicable regulations. Where this Order imposes an additional requirement not set out in the ROA, the requirement under this Order must be followed.
Read more about this CLASS ORDER.
For more information on current restrictions visit Ontario's Covid-19 Public Health Measures
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North Durham COVID-19 Satellite Assessments Sites |
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Appointments are required. Walk ins will not be accepted. Book your appointment online today! People without a computer or internet access can receive support to complete the form from Durham Region Health Department by calling 1-800-841-2729. Read the official news post. |
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Township of Brock Facility Closures including a List of Amenities that are Open or Closed |
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Township of Brock facilities currently closed indefinitely:
Please note: All bookings in Township facilities have been cancelled. The Township will not be accepting bookings for any of our facilities until further notice.
Use only permitted when maintaining physical distance of at least two metres (or six feet) between yourself and any person living outside of your household or social bubble. Many of the Township amenities are not sanitized and are “Use At Your Own Risk.” |
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COVID-19 Durham Region Updates |
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For Regional information on the current situation, please visit Durham Region's website or visit Durham Region's Newsroom. |
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In order to assist DRPS with the enforcement of EMCPA, municipal by-law enforcement officers will be enforcing some EMCPA orders Monday-Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. only. Outside of these hours, DRPS will be handling enforcement. Township of Brock by-law enforcement officers will be enforcing the following EMCPA orders:
In order to submit a COVID-19 Non-Compliant Complaint fill out the Non-Compliant Form. The Township of Brock will only investigate complaints received Monday through Sunday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any complaints outside of these hours are to be made directly to DRPS as noted below. DRPS COVID-19 Non-Compliant Reporting Process Citizens can report a gathering of more than 25 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, or a non-compliant business on www.drps.ca under Online Services - Community Concerns. As a secondary option, citizens can call the DRPS non-emergency line at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 5802 and leave a message. The DRPS will endeavor to respond to these calls in a timely manner, however, our focus continues to be on emergency calls for service. Call the Stop the Spread Business Information Line at 1-888-444-3659 for clarification whether a situation falls under the non-compliance orders. Assistance is available Monday to Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information visit: ontario.ca/stopthespread. For the most up-to-date public information about COVID-19 in Durham Region, refer to www.durham.ca/NovelCoronavirus. Citizens can contact Durham Public Health via email at health@durham.ca, or by phone at 1-800-841-2729 or 905-668-2020. Reports regarding price gouging must go directly to the Province of Ontario. File a complaint at 1-800-889-9768 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, or file a report online. |
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Physical distancing is maintaining a distance between you and other people — at least two meters (six feet). Durham Region Health Department is recommending that all residents practice physical distancing to help stop any transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community. Limit the number of people you come into close contact with. How can you do your part?
Important This information does not apply to people who have been advised to Self Isolate. If you have been advised to self-isolate, you must stay home and follow the public health directions provided. |
