Several businesses in western Quebec say they’re relieved COVID-19 public health measures are lifting and they no longer have to check vaccine passports.
On March 12, Quebec dropped its mandatory vaccine passports at big-box stores, restaurants, cinemas, bars and other public places. The system had been in place since September 2021.
Capacity limits in all public places in Quebec are also gone. Dancing and karaoke are allowed again.
The elimination of the passports has made work smoother and staff happier, says Lélia Bâcle, public relations and marketing director with Old Chelsea Square, which represents several establishments in Chelsea, Que.
She said the Chelsea Pub, one of those establishments, was full all day on the first day passes were no longer needed.
“[There’s] no more traffic at the door. It’s more fluid when people are entering … It seems like everyone is looking forward [to] what is coming, and that’s a great first step for a normal life,” said…
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