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16.09.2021 / 19:07
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Winkler cops fielding angry calls on both sides of vaccine debate
COVID-19 pandemic, with much lower vaccine uptake than the provincial average, and tensions on the rise.Chief Ryan Hunt said his city is still full of good people, but the tone has certainly changed in recent months — a timeframe that included an incident where a woman was allegedly run off the road by angry anti-maskers.“There’s good, hard-working, generous people on both sides of the public health orders and on both sides of the vaccine issue but this pandemic has definitely driven a wedge into our community,” said Hunt.“Generally, when you’re enforcing the Criminal Code, you’ve got 99 per cent support of the public, but when you’re enforcing the public health orders, the percentage wouldn’t be nearly as high.” Winkler mayor says