Calgary businesses react to removal of Alberta's vaccine passport rules

Some Calgary bar and restaurant operators say the province's announced plan to lift many public health restrictions as of Feb. 9 is not going far enough to help business operations. The restrictions exemption program (REP) which is Alberta's vaccine passport rule system, will be removed as part of Step 1 of three-step plan to fully reopen, yet the following rules will be in effect at restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs and nightclubs:table capacity of 10 people, no mingling between tables; no dancing