Hair salon owners are calling on Ontario to allow their industry to reopen, saying their establishments are safe and employ ample measures to guard against COVID-19.The province entered the first phase of a three-step reopening plan last Friday.
Non-essential retailers were able to reopen, patio dining resumed and outdoor fitness classes restarted, among other things.Hair salons and other personal care services, however, are only slated to open in Step 2, which won’t kick in until next month.Stefania Capovilla, an Ottawa hairstylist and salon owner, said she and her industry colleagues are ready to reopen with precautions that include limiting capacity, accepting clients by appointment only, screening everyone for COVID-19, having.