Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson wants to stop partygoers from chartering buses and heading across the river to Gatineau, where restrictions on large gatherings are looser. "Individuals [are] renting buses, cancelling banquet hall reservations in Ottawa, which have a maximum capacity of 100, and going to Gatineau," Watson told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Wednesday. "So they're going to Gatineau and then partying and coming back to Ottawa, potentially with the virus." "By-law and Regulatory Services (BLRS) is aware of residents of Ottawa boarding chartered buses to attend events in Gatineau. Watson said he's spoken to Ford and Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin in an effort to harmonize restrictions the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2020 20:37 UTC