City of Windsor COVID-19 enforcement blitz results in nearly 2 dozen charges

The City of Windsor has been cracking down on COVID-19 restrictions violatorsover the past week in a blitz it says has resulted in 23 charges.

The city saidit did 95 proactive COVID-19 checks and investigated 21 complaints made through calls to 3-1-1.

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The city said that it informed residents and businesses about the step-up in enforcement prior to the blitz to give businesses time to make safety plans, put up signs and ensure that customers were physically distancing properly and wearing masks.

Of the 23 charges laid,10 were for not having a safety plan, one was for not havingsignage, 11were for not wearing a maskand one wasfor failure to observe physical distancing.

It says that those caught breaking the rules arefacing an $880fine.

"The proactive enforcement blitz will continue," the city said in a release on Monday.