The owner of a Kelowna martial arts gym has been locked out after multiple COVID-19 health order breaches.
In mid-April, Flow Academy banned people who had received the COVID-19 vaccination from attending its gym. The gym also barred people who wear masks 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœfor the health, safety, and protection of us and our members.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ
On April 20, Interior Health ordered Flow Academy to cease its operations. That night, health officers, Mounties and city bylaw officers went to the gym with a search warrant but the operator denied them access.
On May 4, after the gym allegedly continued to operate, the health authority locked the business91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ doors.
In a statement to the Capital News, IH said it, 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœhas observed contraventions to the provincial events and gatherings and the IH closure orders. As part of our ongoing investigation and enforcement measures, the locks were changed today (May 4) to prevent further access to the business.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ
IH added that the actions were taken after all other steps to gain compliance were exhausted.
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