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'Dangerous and selfish:' city officials outraged over
massive crowds at Trinity Bellwoods.
Despite social distancing bylaws in place requiring people in different households to stay two metres apart, Trinity Bellwoods Park was crawling with people on Saturday.
Toronto reopened 850 park amenities Saturday, including picnic shelters, soccer and multi-use outdoor fields, baseball diamonds and basketball courts after more than two months of closure to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Along with the beautiful weather, thousands of people took it as an opportunity to visit the popular park in the heart of the city.
The city released a statement late Saturday night, calling the crowds “unacceptable” and said bylaw officers and police would have a visible presence at Trinity Bellwoods starting tomorrow morning to ensure there were no repeats of the crowds seen today.
They added the physical distancing bylaw will be strictly enforced as well.
“Public gatherings, like today’s in Trinity Bellwoods Park, threaten to undo the challenging work residents of this city have done over the last 10 weeks in their collective effort to bear COVID-19,” read the statement.
The statement also added the vast majority of parks across the city were used responsibly.
Toronto police say they were aware of the gatherings at Trinity Bellwoods and are monitoring the situation along with bylaw officers. They did not have any information regarding fines or charges yet, adding a better breakdown would be available on Sunday.
The city saw a slight decrease in the number of new cases on Saturday.
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