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For the first time in more than four decades, Windsor won’t have Art in the Park this summer.
The annual arts event at Willistead Park — traditionally taking place at the start of June — has been cancelled for 2020, announced organizers on Friday.
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“This popular event has withstood all sorts of weather conditions and endured ‘rain or shine,’” said the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) in a statement.
“But this year, summer will have to start without this fan-favourite.”
The Ontario government has not set a date for when it will lift its emergency order prohibiting all gatherings of more than five people — part of the measures necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Physical distancing remains the direction of all public health officials in Canada.
“The health and safety of all our stakeholders is our paramount concern,” said Joel Rocheleau, chair of the Rotary Club’s Art in the Park committee.
