Mississauga council is considering cancelling festivals and events in the city for up to three months, including Canada Day festivities, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

At its scheduled April 8 meeting, city council will explore whether to cancel all city events and festivals until June 30 based on a forthcoming staff report.

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said at an April 1 council meeting that there’s still some time to decide on whether to shut down Canada Day events, which typically run in several parts of the city July 1.

But at the meeting she also said cancelling Canada Day events is “something we will probably need to come to terms with, as well.”