Banff passes mandatory mask bylaw that includes outdoor areas The town plans to cover the $5,000 cost of the program with businesses chipping in $0.50 of the $5 voucher to participate.Vouchers can be used at participating businesses.Town officials say businesses didn’t want a mandatory mask bylaw where they would have to police people in their stores.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“We have talked to a number of businesses.
Several of them are on board and very enthusiastic and others are taking a wait-and-see approach. They want to see what council decides and what other businesses are doing,” said Town of Drumheller chief administrative officer Darryl Drohomerski.