Dear Lawson Park Camper 

As you likely know by now, to fight the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Ontario Government ordered all non-essential businesses to close for 2 weeks. The Government has already extended the closure an additional 2 weeks and will continue to extend these closures as long as needed possibly several months. Campgrounds such as Lawson Park were in the list of mandated closures. 

I contacted our Municipal Counsellor, Judi Partridge who contacted our MPP Donna Skelly’s office on our behalf.  We requested and were granted special permission to open and accommodate some of our full time campers such as snowbirds who have no other place to reside within Ontario.  

Other than an exception given for those few campers we are required to remain closed until the mandatory closure order is lifted. Emails have already been sent to those who we are allowed to let accommodate. 

I don’t know when we will be allowed to open for the rest of our campers. Estimates for how long businesses including our campground will remain closed range from several weeks to several months! 

No further invoices will be sent out for the 2020 season until we get permission to open. Your 2020 season rates on your invoice will be pro-rated for the balance on the season. You will not be charged for camping nor storage fees while we remain closed. You will not be allowed entry into the park or to go to your trailer except by appointment. 

If you received your invoice already it will have to be adjusted to new pro rated amount, and payment is not necessary until your camping season begins. If you have made payment already I will arrange full or partial refund, ( your choice) please email me. 

We expect that when we do open this season will be entirely different than normal as the Covid 19 virus will not be entirely gone and we will surely required  to continue to follow several safety precautions.  

Below are the restrictions for the campers who are able to start April 15. It would be reasonable to assume some or all of these will remain depending on government and or public health and safety guidelines.  
   

Our washrooms and pavilion
(possibly pool and splashpad) will remain closed.

THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE OUT OF BOUNDS