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COVID-19: Saskatchewan businesses react to proof of vaccine requirement lifting

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Saskatchewan government’s proof of vaccination health order, designed to stop the spread of COVID-19, is no longer in effect.That means Saskatchewan residents can attend events, go to restaurants and bar and work out with no limits.Business owners who spoke to Global News said they’re relieved — not because they think it’s the right or wrong thing to do, but because it’s one less thing they’re responsible for.

Saskatchewan dropping proof of vaccination requirement  “We’ve been operating throughout the entire pandemic and we’ve gotten pretty used to pivoting our business and changing on the fly,” Cierra Sieban-Shuback said.“So for us, it’s honestly moreso ‘normal’ than anything else.”Sieban-Shuback owns Living Skies Cannabis in Saskatoon.

For the first time since Oct. 1, she doesn’t need to check customers for proof of vaccination or for a recent negative COVID-19 test.She says there’s been a bit of confusion with customers because some think the mask mandate is lifting as well.But overall it’s been a calm day, which is very different from how it started.“There was just a lot of negative feedback from people.

A lot of verbal abuse thrown at our staff. And that’s really not fair given we’re just doing our jobs,” she said. Challenge on lifting mask mandate in Alberta schools denied by court Cannabis and liquor sales are already heavily-regulated sectors, and the province announced the vaccine passport system applied to them just days before it went into effect.Sieban-Shuback said she wants to focus on serving her customers safely.

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