Here's What You Can Still Do Outside During Ontario's Stay-At-Home Order

Residents are now being asked to not leave their houses whenever possible during Ontario's stay-at-home order unless it's for essential reasons. 

However, with exercise being deemed as essential, multiple outdoor activities are still open to the public.  

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While outdoor gatherings have been reduced to five people and you should keep your distance, you don't always need to be locked indoors. 

According to the Ontario government, ice skating, tobogganing hills, hiking trails and parks will remain open to the public.

Outdoor baseball diamonds, basketball courts and skate parks will also be allowed to be used, weather permitting. 

However, the government does state that these recreational openings are "subject to conditions."

Toronto's Mayor John Tory expressed his confusion over the vagueness of the order during an interview on Wednesday.

Tory stated that he was unsure exactly what these new rules meant for the future of the city's ice rinks. 

“It also says organized public gatherings and social events are limited to five people,” Tory stated. 

“So is a skating rink an organized social or public event, or is it not? We have a limit of 25 people on those rinks.”