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Wearing masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be mandatory in York Region from July 17 to Nov. 30.

- Cathy Moulder photo

York Region will be next in line to adopt a mandatory mask policy for enclosed public spaces.

After a lengthy discussion July 9, York Region council voted unanimously in favour of a motion by Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti requiring business operators to create a policy to prohibit anyone not wearing a mask from entering their premises, beginning July 17 and ending Nov. 30.