Walmart has announced that as from August 12, 2020, masks will be complusory for customers across every Walmart location across Canada.
Walmart Canada’s Corporate Affairs Manager, Felicia Fefer, confirmed in an email statement that this requirement will apply to both customers and workers at various locations where government’s mandate to wear a face covering isn’t already in place.
She said over 60 percent of Walmart’s 400 outlets in Canada have some form of government guidelines on face coverings.
Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry has not yet issued a B.C.-wide mandatory mask guidelines in public places though a lot of other Canadian jurisdictions have issued mask guidelines.
No fewer than 82 doctors and dentists across the province wrote an open letter to Henry, Premier John Horgan and Health Minister Adrian Dix, requesting for compulsory masks in B.C.
Fefer said Walmart has decided to implement a mandatory-mask policy in a bid to “bring more consistency across our store network” and to “ensure the well-being of our customers and associates.”
She said customers have done well in following the guidelines in areas where it has already been issued.
She said: “We trust that customers in the rest of our stores where we are initiating this policy will respect and follow it and will bring their own face coverings when they shop.”
