Non-essential businesses across Ontario were ordered to close by Premier Doug Ford earlier this week, and now, shopping malls in Toronto are following suit.
Several shopping centres in Toronto have announced their closure — for 14 days or until further notice — save for “essential” retailers.
Dufferin Mall announced that it would be closed until further notice as of today, March 25.
Please be advised, commencing Wednesday, March 25, 2020, @DufferinMall will be CLOSED until further notice. A select number of stores classified as essential will remain open. Please visit https://t.co/i9ydsg6vX2 for more details. pic.twitter.com/z6TsvZsbWs
— Dufferin Mall (@DufferinMall) March 24, 2020
Yorkdale Shopping Centre also said that the mall would be closed for the next 14 days, beginning on March 24.
To play our part in the containment of COVID-19, we are closing Yorkdale Shopping Centre effective 11:59 pm, on Tuesday, March 24 for the next 14 days.
— Yorkdale Style (@YorkdaleStyle) March 25, 2020
Further, Cadillac Farview shopping centres across Ontario, including the Eaton Centre and Sherway Gardens, are now closed, save for essential shops. CF malls in Montreal and Moncton have also shuttered, except for essential retailers.
Clients that remain open at these shopping centres, according to CF, “are largely those providing essential services such as pharmacies, grocery stores, banks, and food services.”
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