Vanderhoof RCMP were called to the scene of an incident at Home Hardware after a man allegedly refusing to wear a mask and smoking inside the business became violent on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Store staff said RCMP apprehended the individual and released him after “a good talking to.”
A Home Hardware employee who asked not to be named said when he was politely asked to put on a mask while in the store the customer refused and began vaping. Another staff member escorted the man outside, and he was restrained until the police arrived.
A small group of Vanderhoof residents gathered outside the store the next day in support of Home Hardware staff, and to call for an end to ‘bullying’ in the community by anti-COVID mandate activists.
Julie Hodson said frontline workers also look forward to restrictions being lifted.
“They’re not setting the mandates and they’re not setting the rules — they’re just abiding by them. If that makes you angry, take that to the polls. Don’t take it to the local shops.”
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