Mandatory Vaccinations, News (Lakefield Minor Hockey)

PrintNews Article
Click to view full-size image
Mandatory Vaccinations
Submitted By Tanya Dunford on Wed 09 01, 21
Today we received information from the province that as of September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide proof of vaccination along with photo ID to access certain public settings and facilities. 

Some of these settings include facilities used for sports, and sporting events. The communication from the province indicates that this will not include youth recreational sports, but we have not received enough information to know if the exemption applies to children under the age of 12 who are not old enough to receive the vaccine or everyone involved in youth recreational sports.
 
In addition to this new requirement set out by the province, OMHA has advised that they are also going to release a mandatory vaccination policy for its members, and we have been advised to expect a memo by the end of the week with their rules. 
 
Both OMHA and the province will allow exemptions for medical purposes and the provincial rules state that a doctor's note will be required.
 
This information is being released to our membership tonight so that people can take the necessary steps to get vaccinated prior to September 22nd or decide if they want to participate in hockey at all this season. 
 
Even if the province does exclude mandatory vaccinations for everyone involved in youth recreational sports, OMHA will require it for hockey. 

If these rules make you want to withdraw your child from hockey, we ask that you wait to see what the complete provincial rules and/or OMHA rules state. Vaccinations are not available for children under the age of 12.
 
 
If you're not vaccinated and would like to get vaccinated prior to the start of the season, there are pharmacies in our area that will schedule an appointment for you. Booking an appointment as soon as possible may help prevent any delay to the start of the season.  

We will post an update again once we have received more information from OMHA. If you have any questions for OMHA, please direct them to our OMHA Contact only who will contact OMHA on your behalf. Do not contact our Regional Director directly.


This article has been viewed 487 times.
Social Networking
Follow Us On
Follow Lakefield Minor Hockey on Twitter
- and -
Visit Lakefield Minor Hockey on Facebook
- and -
Follow Lakefield Minor Hockey on Instagram
Quick Links
Manage Subscriptions
Signup to receive email or text messages for the teams you want to follow.
News ArchiveOther Recent Articles
  • 08
    Feb
    Organization
    Our annual survey is now open for you to share your comments and ideas with us so we have your feedback for next season.
  • 20
    Dec
    Organization
    Tonight's Executive Meeting has been moved to 6:30 p.m. at the Marshland Centre in Lakefield.
  • 14
    Nov
    Organization
    Some teams have advised that they required a new photo time.
  • 10
    Nov
    Organization
    Photo Day is Saturday, December 3rd this year!
  • 06
    Nov
    Organization
    Lakefield has switched to Imprinted Apparel this season!
  • 14
    Oct
    Organization
    The U15 C team has posted a fundraiser on their hockey page that is available to everyone in and out of the Association.
  • 10
    Oct
    Organization
    The new Hockey Canada Registry (HCR) accessed through Spordle has given parents/guardians a lot more access to edit their information in the registry.
  • 06
    Oct
    Organization
    Otonabee Minor Hockey will be hosting a Ref Clinic if you're 14+ and want to become a referee.
Printed from lakefieldminorhockey.ca on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 3:28 PM