The owner of a 琉璃神社 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 鈥渇or the health, safety, and protection of us and our members.鈥�

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 business鈥� doors.

In a statement to the Capital News, IH said it, 鈥渉as 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.鈥�

IH added that the actions were taken after all other steps to gain compliance were exhausted.

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