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The owner of a Regina restaurant calls Saskatchewan’s vaccine passport system the right thing to do.
Starting Oct. 1, proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be required to enter several non-essential businesses, including restaurants.
“We were kind of expecting it after seeing the cases being higher and higher and higher,” said Thomas Siarkos, owner of Memories Dining & Bar.
He said staff were still wearing masks and they’re all fully vaccinated by choice.
“We don’t mind it at all and I don’t think it’s going to affect our business. We just like to be careful and care for each other and make sure the safety of our staff is there as well as our customers,” said Siarkos.
The only thing that bothers him a little bit is that proof of vaccination is not required for large retailers like Costco and Walmart.
Restaurants are still waiting for more details from the provincial government on how to verify proof of vaccination. The QR code is expected to be launched next week, giving the public and businesses some time to download and become familiar with the platform.
Siarkos doesn’t expect this extra step of verification to cause much of an issue and has no plans to hire extra staff to implement it.
“It’s going to be all right … It’s going to create no problems whatsoever,” said Siarkos.
Memories expects its patrons to be respectful but Siarkos is not concerned about those who might complain. He said it’s not much different from previous mask requirements, adding staff will handle it promptly.
“If people don’t appreciate and don’t care for us, why would we care for them? They need to respect our safety as we respect their safety,” said Siarkos. “Let’s get out there and get vaccinated.”