Alberta’s largest and most northern county says it is no longer working with local businesses that have a mandatory vaccination policy.Mackenzie County says businesses that require employees, contractors or subcontractors to show proof of vaccination in workplaces or on work sites will not be hired to provide goods or services.The county’s council approved the policy on Feb.
16.A spokesperson for the county says in a letter that vaccine mandates violate personal rights and freedoms and will not be tolerated.The county has the lowest vaccination rate in Alberta.Just over 38 per cent of the roughly 9, 500 people who live in the county have had their first COVID-19 shot..