woman refused service because of burka in Edmonton

Burka clothing on women

store in mall that refused to serve a woman dressed in a Burka

A story surfaced in the Toronto Sun where it says that the owner of a shoe store refused to serve a lady because she was dressed in a burka. See story here....http://www.torontosun.com/2016/02/01/edmonton-store-owner-says-he-kicked-a-burka-wearing-woman-out-of-his-store-for-safety-not-bigotry

The owner, Mr. Vale, called it a no mask policy out of safety concerns. He said it was not an anti religious thing.

The store may have violated the Alberta Human Rights Act.

What do you think? Was it racist? or was it really a safety issue?