York Regional Police have shut down a Markham greenhouse following complaints that it was operating over the weekend, allowing customers inside amid emergency measures put in place by the province that limit what businesses can and can not open during the COVID-19 outbreak. “We’re given direction from the province on what is essential and what is non-essential and I know our officers in this particular case did some great work, did their research, really looked into this, and didn’t make a quick decision,” explained Sgt.
Andy Pattenden. But questions are being raised as to whether it was the right decision. “We tried to explain to them the difference between a greenhouse and a garden centre and they didn’t want to hear anything about it,”