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Grand River Transit riders can remove their masks beginning Saturday: Waterloo Region
Grand River Transit buses, trains and at customer service centres.The masking rules initially came into effect on July 13, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The region says the decision to align with the province’s announcement on Wednesday comes after consultations with Waterloo Public Health. Hospitals in Waterloo Region, Guelph will still require masks when province lifts mandate “I want to thank our customers and the community for following the safety measures we put in place throughout the pandemic and for standing by us throughout this challenging time,” Neil Malcolm, acting director of Transit Services, stated.“Your support for the measures we’ve taken helped keep our community safe and transit running.”On Wednesday afternoon, the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr.