THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Police were dispatched to the airport on Saturday morning after an incident in which a departing passenger refused to wear a mask.
Officers were told that a woman in her 20s was scheduled to board an Air Canada flight to Toronto but was being denied boarding because she wouldn't obey the federal regulation requiring all passengers to wear masks to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Exceptions are granted only to passengers who present a medical certificate showing they are unable to wear a mask for medical reasons.
Police met with airport security staff outside the terminal, then transported the woman off airport property.
She was charged under the Trespass to Property Act before being released.