Mayor Brown says ‘community is listening’ after drop in number of social gatherings
Published November 4, 2020 at 1:28 pm
At a November 4 conference, Mayor Patrick Brown provided a bylaw update amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Brampton.
According to Brown, this past week, officers laid 11 charges under the mandatory face-covering bylaw as well as 10 charges from one social gathering incident.
“To put that in a broader context, it shows that the community is listening,” said Brown. “We used to have dozens of social gatherings every weekend.”
Over the course of the summer, several social gathering incidents occurred in Brampton during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a house party back in July that had around 200 people in attendance.
“The fact that it’s down to one [incident], shows that people understand the severity of the virus,” said Brown.
“You’re going to face a fine if you attempt to hold a party during a pandemic.”
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During the conference, Brown also advised against small gatherings and emphasized the importance of not mixing households.
“If you have a household of 10 and you’re indoors, that’s fine, but if you have a household of five and you’re inviting another household over, that’s not encouraged,” said Brown.