Manitoba businesses that aren’t adhering to COVID-19 public health orders continue to get fined by the province, including some repeat offenders this week.
The owners of Monstrosity Burger and Tuxedo Village Family Restaurant — who have been vocally opposed to the orders — were slapped with four more $5,000 tickets, according to the province’s latest enforcement report.
That makes a dozen such fines over the past three weeks for the Corydon Avenue eateries, whose owners have described the restrictions as tantamount to “fascism” and “tyranny” in social media posts.
A crowdfunding account aimed at helping the businesses pay the mounting fines was sitting at just under $5,400 on Thursday morning.
Other businesses ticketed include Chaise Cafe and Lounge — another Corydon Avenue restaurant that stirred up controversy earlier in the pandemic for violations of social distancing restrictions.
Chaise was dinged for three $5,000 tickets this week.
Two MORFIT Training Centres in Winnipeg also received a combined total of three $5,000 tickets.
Bong Traders Paraphernalia Co. on Main Street was handed a $1,296 fine.
In Winkler, Del Rios Family Restaurant, the Iceburg Drive-In, and Twister’s Burgers Fries & Malts were each tagged with the same fine.
Steinbach businesses Great Canadian Oil Change ($5,000) and Retro Chique ($1,296) made this week’s list of scofflaws as well.