After many of these family updates in which I’ve had to report, “not much has changed” I can finally say, “lots has changed.” As of today my region (Halton Region) has entered stage two of Ontario’s reopening plan. While most stores have already been allowed to open, stage 2 now permits malls, attractions, recreation facilities, restaurant patios, barbers, and so on. This is good news, though it will also begin to show how many businesses have not been able to endure the past three months of shutdown. And not many restaurants can thrive, or even survive, from only a patio. Still, it is something, and at the very least it shows the progress Ontario is making.
Just after my previous update on June 5, we got the surprising news that places of worship had been given the go-ahead to re-commence services for prayer and worship. This was especially encouraging because churches were the only context in which larger groups were allowed to meet (though weddings and funerals were subsequently added as well). While in most of life we are allowed groups of no more than 10 people, churches are permitted to have up to 30% of building capacity.
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