Ontario Family Holds Easter Dinner In Aisle 43 Of Walmart

By Scott Slute

Whitby - Despite the province’s new modified lockdown orders, one Ontario family were still able to still get together for Easter dinner on Sunday by hosting it in the aisles of a big box retailer that was still allowed to be open.

Setting up between the Nerf guns, gaming chairs and other essential items, the Harris family utilized the already pre-set dinning table located in aisle 43 of the Taunton Rd Walmart. Bringing with them their own pre-cooked lamb, mashed potatoes and green beans, the family was able to enjoy a traditional Easter meal without breaking any of the new provincial rules.

“Since the Premier said we couldn’t have gatherings of more than five people in our homes but retail stores could still operate at 25% capacity, I thought why not just host Easter dinner inside the local Walmart,” 76 year old June Harris told us, “It was so lovely finally getting to hug my grandkids. This Easter really felt normal, other than the dozens of shoppers passing by us while we ate.”

As the store’s pre-COVID capacity was 1500, under the new shutdown orders they are still able to hold 375 shoppers at a time. Luckily for the Harris family, there was only 15 of them.

Although store employees insisted the family must be wearing facemarks while inside the store, the family members all stated they had asthma and were medically exempt, with one member displaying a single puffer they all shared. When the store manager got involved and told them that under provincial orders there could be no eating or drinking inside the store, the family informed her they were also all diabetic and refusing to let them regulate their blood sugars with food and drink violated Chapter 76 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. No employee bothered to Google if that was actually true.

“I wasn’t that bothered about them having their meal in our store. I mean, they technically weren’t breaking any rules and it’s much safer for them to host their dinner here in our busy store than at their home,” one employee tells us, who asked to remain anonymous, “But what really made me mad was that they just left all their dirty dishes for us to clean! Like hello, this is a Walmart not a restaurant!”

When reached for comment by The Harold, representatives from the Whitby Walmart said they didn’t condone this type of rule following, but would be taking reservations for Mother’s Day starting tomorrow.

Scott Slute is the Editor in Chief at The Toronto Harold