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Roadmap to Reopen Ontario
London and Middlesex County are currently under Step Three of Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen. Please continue to follow public health guidance as Ontario safely and cautiously reopens. Let’s keep our progress going throughout summer.
Gathering Limits Still in Effect
Gather outdoors as much as possible.
If you’re gathering indoors, ensure everyone is fully vaccinated. Whether indoors or outdoors, please continue to keep your distance from others and wear a mask.
- Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events (up to 100 people)
- Indoor gatherings (up to 25 people)
General Advice
As Ontario safely and cautiously reopens, the Middlesex-London Health Unit strongly recommends that you:
Gather outdoors as much as possible; only gather indoors if absolutely necessary.
- If indoors, adhere to the gathering limit of 25 people and ensure everyone indoors is fully vaccinated
For families with children under 12 years of age who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated:
- Limit close indoor contacts to your household (stay two metres away from anyone who isn't part of your household)
- Gather outdoors as much as possible
- Wear a mask if you absolutely must be indoors with anyone who isn't part of your household
Wear a mask, especially indoors, where physical distancing cannot be maintained
Work from home if possible, and allow your employees to work from home if they can
Guidance and Requirements for Day Camps
With summer upon us, it is great to see that many day camps are in operation and planning to provide much-needed activities, socialization and fun for youngsters across the region. In addition to the requirements identified in O. Reg. 364/20: Rules for Areas at Step 3, the Ministry has established a Guidance Document which provides further COVID-19 safety guidance for camp operators. In advance of running a camp, we ask that you please closely review the requirements outlined in the regulation and guidance document. Learn more →
Roadmap to Reopen
Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen is a three-step plan to safely and cautiously reopen the province and gradually lift public health measures. The province will remain at each step for at least 21 days to evaluate any impacts on key public health and health system indicators. The plan is based on the provincewide vaccination rate and improvements in key public health and health care indicators. Learn more →
Click here to see Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen
Supports and Resources
This support package includes links to supports and resources to help assist you with navigating the next 14 days of self-isolation.
| Groceries | Self-Isolating / Recovery |
| Pharmacy / Medicine / Prescriptions | Hygiene and Cleaning |
| Mental Health | Pets |
| Financial Supports / Social Services | Entertainment |
*Disclaimer: Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Where businesses are listed, their inclusion does not indicate or imply that the business and/or its products or services are endorsed by the Middlesex-London Health Unit. If your business is providing an essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic, please contact the Health Unit to be included on this list health@mlhu.on.ca.
Groceries
- Grocery Guy
- Grocerocity
- Hello Fresh Meal Kit Delivery
- On The Move Organics
- FoodFund Produce Delivery
- Instacart Grocery Delivery
- UberEats Grocery Delivery
- Loblaws Delivery
- Metro Online Grocery
- Walmart Grocery Delivery and Pickup
- Real Canadian Superstore - PC Express Grocery Pickup
*note, with this service, you will still need someone to pick up your grocery order and drop it off to your home. - Foodland
*note, call your local store to inquire about possible pick-up or delivery options - No Frills Online Grocery Shopping - PC Express Pickup
*note, with this service, you will still need someone to pick up your grocery order and drop it off to your home. - Meals on Wheels
- Out 'N Back Catering and Takeout
- Ontario Community Support Association
This service facilitates both requests for Meals on Wheels delivery as well as the delivery of essential supplies including groceries. Visit the website to determine eligibility. - Community Food Programs
- Emergency Food Services – London and Middlesex County
Community meals are offered in many community centres and faith-based organizations throughout London and some locations in Middlesex County. *Note, a daily meal calendar and food bank list is posted daily to this website. - Community Supports – Middlesex County
For information on grocery stores, food banks/free meals, and community agencies serving Middlesex County residents, click here.
Pharmacy / Medicine / Prescriptions
- London Drugs Prescription Delivery
- Bellwood Pharmacy Online Shopping
- Rexall Direct Pharmacy Delivery
- Shoppers Drug Mart Online Prescription Refill
- Shoppers Drug Mart Home Delivery via Instacart
- Costco Pharmacy
- Real Canadian Superstore Online Pharmacy Services
- The Health Depot Pharmacy
- Ontario Community Support Association
This service facilitates the delivery of essential supplies, including prescription medication. Visit the website to determine eligibility.
Mental Health
- Middlesex-London Community Supports (PDF)
- COVID-19: Support for People (Ontario Ministry of Health)
- COVID-19 Fact Sheet: Resources for Ontarians experiencing mental health and addictions issues during the pandemic (Ontario Ministry of Health) (PDF)
- Take care of yourself and each other (Public Health Ontario) (PDF)
- The Working Mind: COVID-19 Self-Care and Resilience Guide (PDF)
Everyone has their own response to stress. This guide will help you create a self-care and resilience plan, as well as identify additional people and resources for support. - Video: Strategies for Mental Health (YouTube)
Taking care of your mental health is so important. Workplace Strategies has produced a series of short videos to help. Help yourself by taking a few minutes to watch these videos. - Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
Wellness Together Canada provides free online resources, tools, apps and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals. - Virtual Care for Mental Health & Addictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Ontario Health) (PDF)
- Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre
- 24-Hour Talk 4 Healing - talk-text-chat in 14 languages and Help Line 4 Aboriginal Women: 1-855-554-HEAL (4325) (Government of Ontario)
- Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration
Financial Supports / Social Services
- Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit (Government of Ontario)
- Emergency Assistance (Government of Ontario)
- COVID-19: Support for people (Government of Ontario)
- COVID-19: Support for Workers (Ontario Ministry of Health)
- COVID-19: Support for businesses (Ontario Ministry of Health)
- COVID-19 Benefits and Services (Government of Canada)
- Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income System Payments for Seniors
- Community Supports – Middlesex County
Links to information on community supports including youth, family, housing, employment, and other supports and information about Ontario Works, social housing, and counselling services.
Self-Isolating / Recovery
- How to self-isolate (Public Health Ontario) (PDF)
- Self-isolation: guide for caregivers, household members and close contacts (Public Health Ontario) (PDF)
- COVID-19 and Ibuprofen use (Middlesex-London Health Unit) (PDF)
- ReActive Physiotherapy COVID-19 Survivor Rehabilitation (PDF)
Provides specialized care, home exercise programs and evidence-based telehealth physiotherapy to address respiratory and mobility impairments associated with infectious disease. To book an appointment, please email info@reactivephysio.com.
Hygiene and Cleaning
- How to care for a child with COVID-19 at home: advice for caregivers (Public Health Agency of Canada) (PDF)
- How to wash your hands/how to use hand sanitizer (Public Health Ontario) (PDF)
- Environmental cleaning in non-healthcare public settings (Middlesex-London Health Unit) (PDF)
- How to make chlorine (bleach) solution for disinfecting (Middlesex-London Health Unit) (PDF)
- Non-medical masks and face coverings (Public Health Ontario) (PDF)
- Face coverings and face masks (Ontario Ministry of Health)
- ASK Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service
Pets
- Rover Dog Walking
- Jeve's Pet Care
Locally owned, family operated small business specializing in dog walking, pet and cat visits, grooming, socialization and more.
Entertainment
- London Public Library – Digital Collection
*requires a library card or eAccount - Middlesex County Library – Digital Collection
*requires a library card or virtual library card - CBC Gem – CBC’s free streaming service
- National Film Board of Canada – free films
- Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
Google Streetview will take you to the museum and through several exhibits. - Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
- Vancouver Art Gallery
Tour the gallery through Google Streetview. - Canadian Museum of History
Check out the museum’s selection of online exhibitions section. - Canadian War Museum
- The National Ballet of Canada
View the online exhibit showing the history of The Nutcracker Ballet - National Gallery of Canada
- Gardiner Museum
- Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China
- Virtual Tour of the Louvre in Paris, France
Date of creation: April 2, 2021
Last modified on: July 19, 2021
Last modified on: July 19, 2021