Ontario’s lifting of mask mandates Monday leaves some with tough choice
Canada’s top doctors still recommend wearing a mask — even as provinces ditch mandates It’s a precarious position to be in for business owners as some may not quite be ready to take masks off.
Jennifer Jones, the co-owner of Seagull Classics, says it may be too soon for some customers.“I am a little worried about it,” she says, as her parents were walking around the store.
The business has been a staple in the beaches in Toronto for the past 34 years. She says for now they will keep wearing masks to protect her family.“I do have my elderly mother who works her, so she could potentially have worse effects,” she says. “I think I’ll keep my mask on for a bit.”Further down Queen Street, some staff at a popular breakfast joint are looking forward to a new beginning.“I feel good,” says Jenny-Lynn Clarke, a server at Sunset Grill. “I’m totally ready, let’s do it.”Vaccine passports and capacity limits have been lifted in almost all facilities now, leaving some families to have to decide whether they want to take on the risk going out for a meal may pose.The scenario is a little worrisome for some parents.
Shannon Kao and her family are trying to get back to some normalcy, taking their child out once again. But she says with things slowly changing, and case numbers still high — they aren’t sure where they sit with the idea as their three-year-old is still unvaccinated.“We gotta move on though,” says Kao. “I mean, I feel very conflicted, yes conflicted.”“I think everyone has complicated feelings about it,” she adds.
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