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Ontario Lifting Most Mask Mandates Saturday

Jason Wellwood June 8, 2022 4:09 pm Last Updated on June 30, 2025 2:29 pm

Only long-term care and retirement homes will require mask-wearing as of June 11th.

Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario Dr. Kieran Moore announced Wednesday that most remaining COVID-19 mask mandates will lift this coming weekend.

Moore stated that high vaccination rates and the improving provincial situation for COVID-19 as reasons for the move.

The mask mandate in high-risk settings was extended after it was originally set to expire on April 27th.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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