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Whole Foods Market will be closed on Easter Sunday, two days after defying provincial law by opening for business on Good Friday.
The store was initially set to be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. but tweeted the following on Friday evening, after the store was closed.
“We believed to be part of designated tourist area. Team Members volunteer to work & received 2x wage today. We are closed Easter,” said a tweet posted to the Whole Foods Ottawa account.
We believed to be part of designated tourist area.Team Members volunteer to work & received 2x wage today. We are closed Easter
— Whole Foods Ottawa (@WFMOttawa) April 3, 2015
The store had tweeted a day earlier it was going to be open Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Retail outlets that open on prohibited days — such as Good Friday — can be fined as much as $50,000 or the total amount of gross sales for the holiday, whichever is greater. Businesses face minimum fines of $500 for a first offence, $2,000 for a second offence and $5,000 for a third or subsequent offence.
There are some exceptions.
Retail outlets that can stay open include:
Stores may also remain open in locations established as tourist areas by specific municipal bylaws, such as the ByWard Market.
Lansdowne Park is not a specified tourist area.
The Whole Foods outlet in Mississauga was also open on Good Friday, while stores in Oakville and Markham were closed. All three will be closed on Easter Sunday.
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The store was initially set to be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. but tweeted the following on Friday evening, after the store was closed.
“We believed to be part of designated tourist area. Team Members volunteer to work & received 2x wage today. We are closed Easter,” said a tweet posted to the Whole Foods Ottawa account.
We believed to be part of designated tourist area.Team Members volunteer to work & received 2x wage today. We are closed Easter
— Whole Foods Ottawa (@WFMOttawa) April 3, 2015
The store had tweeted a day earlier it was going to be open Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Retail outlets that open on prohibited days — such as Good Friday — can be fined as much as $50,000 or the total amount of gross sales for the holiday, whichever is greater. Businesses face minimum fines of $500 for a first offence, $2,000 for a second offence and $5,000 for a third or subsequent offence.
There are some exceptions.
Retail outlets that can stay open include:
- stores that sell handicrafts;
- book or magazine stores that are less than 2,400 square feet with a maximum of three employees;
- pharmacies that are less than 7,500 square feet in size;
- nurseries, flower shops, gardening centres; and
- gas stations.
Stores may also remain open in locations established as tourist areas by specific municipal bylaws, such as the ByWard Market.
Lansdowne Park is not a specified tourist area.
The Whole Foods outlet in Mississauga was also open on Good Friday, while stores in Oakville and Markham were closed. All three will be closed on Easter Sunday.
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mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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