Salt Spring Island business owners have been subjected to “ridicule and abuse” for asking customers to wear face coverings, Salt Spring RCMP say.
Police said people who don’t want to wear face coverings can choose not to enter local stores, although they encourage everyone to respect provincial health orders and put one on.
Anyone who engages in abusive or belligerent behaviour or fails to don a face covering could be subject to a fine of $230, police said.
“Please respect our local retailers as they try to remain open during these difficult times and respect the rule of law,” said Sgt. Clive Seabrook, detachment commander. “They are doing so to provide services to all of us and employ local people in a number of local industries amidst this pandemic.”
