The Blue Mountains and Grey Highlands

Local layoffs, closures, and silence on the booking phone lines. COVID-19 is having an 'immediate and devastating' effect on the tourism industry

The only thing you should be flushing is toilet paper

Pictures, stories, and drawings from the community are happily received (and quarantined before distribution)

The TBM has seen increased traffic at the town’s landfill in recent days, triggering the closure of the facility in an effort to maintain social distancing.

The Town of the Blue Mountains town council is in constant contact with town staff and will welcome mayor Soever back on Monday.

“Our business has tripled and every time a truck comes in we need to get those contents on the floor immediately. It is all hands on deck.” - Brian Leduc, owner of Thornbury Foodland.

The assessment centres will screen hospital visitors and are not offering mass COVID-19 testing

'Having the ability to establish really strong communication between the county’s CAOs and the health unit and different agencies has really given me a good sense of confidence,' - Shawn Everitt, The Blue Mountains CAO

A constant flow of information is taking place between the municipality and regional health units as COVID-19 begins to take hold locally.

TBM has closed all facilities, including town hall, the Blue Mountains Public Library, Beaver Valley Community Centre, Craigleith Small Hall and Ravenna Hall until April 17.