Local Barber Shop Closed for Public Safety
Written by Comms Team, April 15, 2021
Peterborough Public Health Closed “Who’s Next Barbershop” for Non-Compliance with Provincial Shutdown Orders
Peterborough Public Health took immediate action last evening (April 14) to safely close a local business that was continuing to operate despite the provincial closure order, and despite being served with an order by the Medical Officer of Health under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA).
“As soon as we became aware that the operator of ‘Who’s Next Barbershop’ was continuing to serve customers in defiance of the Section 22 order issued to him last Friday, I directed Peterborough Police to assist us in closing the business to prevent further risk to the public,” said Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health. “We hope this sends a clear message to the community that at this critical time when everyone needs to follow the stay at home order to curb the threatening surge of cases facing our community, we require everyone’s cooperation with the public health measures that have been put into place.”
Dr. Salvaterra noted that Peterborough Public Health continues to monitor the situation and will take the necessary actions under the HPPA, the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and the Reopening Ontario Act to ensure the operator complies with the provincial health protection measures. This could include fines of up to $5,000 for every day or part of each day on which the offence occurs or continues. Customers who chose to receive services from the barber shop after it was ordered closed by Peterborough Public Health could also face fines.
Barbershops are personal service settings and were ordered closed by Premier Ford as part of the provincial emergency brake that came into effect on April 3.
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