Justin Loberiza goes to the gym almost daily.
ItB次元官网网址檚 his way of ending the day and eliminating stress after his work as an accountant.
When the news that a provincial health order mandated fitness facilities to close until Jan. 18, due to rising cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Loberiza was disappointed.
Loberiza, who works out at Bodyworks Fitness in Parksville, said the closures are unecessary as he feels most gyms have applied all the stringent protocols required to keep everyone safe.
B次元官网网址淭here are ways to control numbers in the gym like a registration system,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淗ow can you have 10 people indoors in other indoor facilities and not in the gyms? IB次元官网网址檇 argue thereB次元官网网址檚 more unsanitized contact in groceries and malls.B次元官网网址�
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Nanoose Bay resident Jeannie Dixon also expressed her disbelief that yoga and dance studios were ordered to close. She has written a letter to Parksville-Qualicum MLA Adam Walker to share her concerns.
B次元官网网址淚t is my view that they are punitive and without warrant, given the current scientific data concerning this variant, and in view of the vast, vast majority of British Columbians whom are considered fully vaccinated,B次元官网网址� said Dixon in her letter.
Dixon, who practises yoga at Namaskar Yoga Studio, highlighted in her letter to Walker the difficulty owner Shelly DB次元官网网址橝mico, has had to overcome to keep her small business from folding.
B次元官网网址淭his current round of regulations and closures marks the fourth time that she has had to close her doors, move to virtual class and bear the loss of income and the huge out-of-pocket expenses that come with these closures,B次元官网网址� said Dixon. B次元官网网址淗er studio is without a doubt the most spotless yoga studio or fitness facility that I have ever been in. She has scrupulous standards of cleanliness and sanitization, and has state of the art ventilation systems that would probably exceed those in any mall or restaurant.B次元官网网址�
Having to shut down three times in the past was already B次元官网网址渄evastatingB次元官网网址� for DB次元官网网址橝mico.
B次元官网网址淚n the last while I have been trying to rebuild, rebuild,B次元官网网址� said DB次元官网网址橝mico. B次元官网网址淚n the last four months I was beginning to see some fruits of my labour if you will. Since this announcement came out, I have had members quit. I have had people ask me for refunds and no one has purchased anything including my Christmas special to try and generate revenue. Everything is stopped.B次元官网网址�
The order to shut down also came at an inopportune time said DB次元官网网址橝mico, who invested all of her own money on the yoga studio.
B次元官网网址淭his is our busiest season,B次元官网网址� said DB次元官网网址橝mico. B次元官网网址淛anuary and February, is when we try to make the most money to get us through the summer because our businesses are seasonal. During the summer, everybody wants to be outside. We just keep getting slammed and slammed and slammed.
B次元官网网址淚f they were shutting down everything I have nothing to say. I get it. You have to do what you have to do for the greater good. But why are spas, pools, casinos, ferries, hotels, restaurants, Costco and many others allowed to remain open? They have less control of their environment, why are they allowed to be open and I have to take the hit? It doesnB次元官网网址檛 make sense.B次元官网网址�
DB次元官网网址橝mico said it simply is B次元官网网址渘ot fair and itB次元官网网址檚 not rightB次元官网网址� particularly when they have been strictly compliant with health protocols including making sure that staff and members are fully vaccinated. She does not know what the future holds for her business.
Cascadia Martial Arts co-owner Dustin Fee also questioned why they seem to always get the short end of the stick when they have followed all guidelines.
B次元官网网址淔or nearly two years, businesses like ours have complied and followed government orders now it feels like weB次元官网网址檙e starting all over again,B次元官网网址� said Fee.
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