An Ontario Mayor Is Begging Torontonians To Stop Visiting Their City During Lockdown

"My patience is wearing thin."
Toronto Lockdown Has Ontario Mayor Begging Residents To Stop Coming To Their City
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One Ontario mayor is now begging those is Toronto's lockdown to stay out of the city. 

In a Twitter post on November 25, Cam Guthrie, the mayor of Guelph, stated that he was concerned about people leaving the lockdown spots for non-essential travel. 

According to Guthrie, he's getting tons of calls from stores that are stating those from Toronto and Peel are starting to show up to the city to shop. 

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"SERIOUSLY FOLKS! If you’re from a locked down zone in Ontario and deciding to travel to #Guelph for non-essential goods and services, STOP. My patience is wearing thin," Guthrie wrote in the tweet. 

In fact, the mayor even stated that one person was travelling from a lockdown zone to get their hands on their favourite soap. 

"Somebody said their friend was travelling from a lockdown zone to Guelph for their favourite soap. Like why?"

"But, seriously, you don't need to come to Guelph for your favourite soap [...] it doesn't show any respect to the guidelines and respect to the individuals that you are interacting with here in our city," Guthrie concluded.  

The mayor also states that the city will start increasing the enforcement of the guidelines that have been put in place for the province of Ontario. 

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  • Allysha Howse
    Allysha Howse was the Ontario Editor for Narcity Canada. Based in Toronto with seven years of experience as a leading journalist, she has been able to bring breaking news to readers across the country. Over the past year, she has been able to help Narcity reach record-breaking growth and bring original Ontario-focused stories to the fingertips of millennials. Allysha specialized in Books and Media Studies at the University of Toronto and has publications in Snapd Media.

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