By REJEAN CANTLON

It won’t be until about June 28 when City of Toronto officials look at reopening dozens of sports facilities or classes that were shut or cancelled due to COVID-19.

All classes, drop-in programs at city centres, programs as skating or swimming and after-school recreational care will be reassessed by City officials in about two months. They have been shut since March.

All City permits are cancelled until June 30 including, indoor recreation, pools, arenas, outdoor sports fields and seasonal permits, according to the City.

All City facilities will remain shut including community recreation and fitness centres, Toronto Pan Am Sports and Toronto Track and Field Centres.

Kids can keep busy in other ways as they await registration for amateur lacrosse, baseball or soccer teams, which are on hold.

Siblings, Brady, 10, and Keaton McCharles, 8, resorted to a classic South Etobicoke, and Canadian, way youngsters have always found to pass the time and stay fit. That would be playing road hockey.

“The main rule we have is to stay two hockey sticks apart from one another if friends from the neighbourhood want to join in,” Brady says. “That means no dekes or going top-shelf from the top of crease when we have a goalie.”

Mimico fitness enthusiast John Dalton says residents can remain active by visiting great parks like Colonel Samuel Smith, Amos Waites, Lakeshore Village or Alderwood Memorial to name a few.

“Take your dog for walk. You don’t need to feel like you have been trapped inside, just remember to social distance,” Dalton says. “One of the great things about living in our area is the variety of resources we have to stay active and healthy.”

No matter what type of exercise you chose to do, it can help you maintain your fitness level. And it may certainly help alleviate the stress caused by the coronavirus.