Gym owner Laurie Elizabeth Noh works out in her downtown Port Coquitlam facility during the first wave of pandemic closures in 2020. Gyms like hers have once again been closed — this time as a measure to quell a spike in cases due to the Omicron variant. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS
Nearly 20,000 people have signed an online petition
by Stefan Labbé
December 24, 2021
A Delta man is calling on the province to reopen gyms and fitness centres shut this week to stem the spread of the SAR-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Dylan Ferguson was exercising at his local gym when he saw provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on TV announcing what he calls a “unilateral decision” to close gyms until Jan. 18, 2022.
“I was just surprised,” he tells Glacier Media. “Gyms and fitness centres have had booking, distancing and masking for months.”
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