If you’ve been out shopping or plan to do so, it’s a good idea to be in the know regarding face masks. More and more stores are requiring customers to wear them.
Here are the stores that have made it Mandatory:
– mandatory at liquor stores and casinos starting September 10th
– MPI locations
– St. Boniface museum
– Jardins St Leon
– Ikea
– Winnipeg city buses
– City of Winnipeg run facilities
– Starbucks starting September 14th
- Old Navy
- Children’s Place
- Walmart
- Bath and Bodyworks requires masks at some locations – recommended at others.
- Hot Topic at Polo Park
- Torrid has mandatory mask policy.
- The Gap at Polo Park has mandatory masks.
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- – Mandatory at some Dollar Tree stores
- Fabricland is requiring all customers to wear a mask. Can be homemade, a bandana etc and you need to bring your own.
- Woodcock cycle
- Plato’s closet
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, mandatory
- Lush requires masks
- Masks are mandatory at MEC
- Mandatory at White Elm Spa
- Mandatory at Call It Spring
- mandatory at Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls
- Black Market Provisions
- Disney store requires masks for those over 2 years old.
- mandatory at Marshall fabrics.
- mandatory at PNP games
- mandatory at unique bunny
- Sunova and Westoba Credit union
- Jacobs Trading
- Luxe BBQ
- Cantor’s Meats
- Canadian Footwear requires customers to wear them, but they do have disposable ones if you don’t have your own.
- Sketchers are requiring customers to wear a face covering…none supplied.
- American Eagle requires a mask and have disposable ones available.
- Moore’s requires a mask and they are supplied.
- Staples
- Magicuts requires masks and have some available for $1 if you don’t have your own.
- Ultracuts requires masks and has some available for purchase if you don’t have one.
- Urban Barn
- Apple store requires a mask, and they have some available.
- Epic hair salon requires a mask
- Cutting Loose salon requires a mask
- Lululemon
- Spencers
- Forum Art Centre
- Superstore and No Frills will have mandatory masks as of August 29th.
Here are the stores that are recommending customers wear them but it’s not mandatory.
– Aura salons are asking clients to wear masks and if not they have some for sale.
– Costco is asking members to wear them, some locations do have masks to hand out. Not mandatory as of yet.
– Tommy Guns has masks available for $2, but it’s not mandatory for customers.
– Recommended at Coop
If you are heading to a few stores, it’s a good idea to bring a few masks with you. You can sew some and if if you’re not very crafty, there’s a lot of options for buying them locally. a lot of huge companies have started making and selling them also.
This of course will keep changing and I will keep updating as we go. If I’ve missed any let me know and I will add them to the list.
Essentique Spa & Salon requires a mask, bring your own or purchase for $2.00
Lifemark Health (physiotherapists, chiropractor, etc.) requires a mask, they have some available if you don’t have your own
Hot Topic is requiring and giving masks (Polo Park).
Ultracuts will sell a mask for 4$ (if you don’t bring one)
Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies requires you to wear one. And they are supplying them at the moment.
Under Armour provides them.at the door
And why are they making us wear mask? We have no cases. Really
Close — you’re off by 118 cases. We want to keep the number low, that’s why.
In 1962 there were no cases of smallpox in Canada. Had not been in years. Yet, I managed to contract the virus in a small northern Ontario town in the middle of nowhere. You can be sure that I wear a mask. You can be sure that I use the shields at work.
David’s bridal ! Asks you to bring you own but has some if needed
Aura in Garden city is claiming that masks are required by the health minister. Which is a lie. Other hair salons are claiming the Provincial government requires them. Educate your self people. A site can request you wear a mask the government has not required this!
Verde Salon in Bridgewater does not require their guests to wear a mask. They have my business!
Really?? How will you feel when you infect and potentially cause the death of a vulnerable person? Give your head a shake!
Who cares who is saying it? The store is private property and can make whatever regulations they want. If they want to placate crazy non mask wearers by deflecting it to the government than so be it. If you don’t like it then stay away from those stores. Simple.
Thanks for letting me know the places to avoid.
Great! Now if you could also avoid every business that is not on this list as well we’d be set!
All Peoples Jewellers Locations. They do provide if you don’t have your own.
Not a store, but Manitoba Clinic requires all patients to wear masks when coming to appointments in the clinic. Masks are not provided so you must bring your own. Also they only allow the patient up to the doctor’s office unless an escort is necessary…i.e language barrier, mobility issues, appointment is for a minor (in this case only one parent is allowed to with the child).
Disney store requires but also provides
Same with chatters salon
The virus is – statistically speaking, not even relevant here in Manitoba so wearing a mask seems unnecessary
I disagree. I was planning to go to Aruba and the covid count there went from almost nothing to three time Canada/capita in a month. Exponential growth is possible if we do nothing and this will cause more deaths, more closures and more economic setbacks.
MEC now also requires masks
The covid virus is 1.25 microns. Does your chain link fence stop the mosquitos coming in your back yard? Yeah… No. #mathishard #notaboutthevirus… not playing this game.
No problem. Just stay away from me.
I will not go into any store or business that requires I wear a mask. I am extremely claustrophobic and will not wear one. Period. End of story. I don’t need anything badly enough to put myself through that anxiety. I will have my groceries delivered then. I will wait years if I have to. No big deal. I will save thousands!
I’m claustrophobic and I have no problems wearing a mask. I’d be more worried about ending up in a coffin than wearing a mask.
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*eyeroll*
Stay home then.
Aura Hair Group has made it mandatory for staff and clients to wear masks since the beginning of Phase One. You can bring your own or they have masks for purchase.
This has been done for the safety of everyone as physical distancing is impossible in this line of work.
thanks for creating this list, i think im only going to be shopping these stores until its mandated to wear masks in all retail stores
Any grocery store requiring masks? Like sobeys or freshco?