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Eight people are facing fines totalling $8,400 for failing to abide by the Public Health Act in Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island.
RCMP responded to the Confederation Bridge COVID-19 screening facility on Wednesday where a group of eight P.E.I. residents refused to get tested which is a provincial requirement.
Each individual was fined $1,050 under the P.E.I. Public Health Act.
Mounties say the group of people are completing the required eight-day isolation period and are being monitored for compliance.
“In order to limit the spread of the virus, we must work together and follow the current regulations put in place by the Chief of Public Health to protect all Islanders,” says Sgt. Gunn with the P.E.I. RCMP.
Under the Public Health Act, government-issued proof of vaccination is required to access some businesses, venues and services, and additional screening requirements, such as COVID-19 testing, are in place at entry points to the Island.
