Hamilton's EOC boss says the city's escarpment stairs, skate parks plus tennis and basketball courts will open, but gatherings indoors will not.

Flamborough Golf and Country Club's Nigel Bowerman says he's hopeful golfers will be teeing off "sooner rather than later."

The city-owned Chedoke Golf Course is currently home to a pair of 18-hole courses, but changes in the years ahead could include a shortening of the Martin course to allow for the construction of a driving range.