If there's one sector in Edmonton that doesn't need much guidance on Edmonton's new face covering bylaw, it's small business. Edmonton's new bylaw takes effect Saturday, nearly two months after Knifewear and Kent of Inglewood on Whyte Avenue made face coverings mandatory. Customers coming in without a covering are given a disposable mask, he said, and signs outside the shop explain the safety reasons for wearing masks. In contrast to some fierce opposition to the bylaw, Armitage said his business owner and other stores are relieved by council's decision earlier this week to approve the bylaw. "It's the same as no shirt, no shoes, no service," Janes said.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2020 12:56 UTC