JAKK Tuesdays faces court injunction for non-compliance of COVID-19 rules – Kingston
A Kingston restaurant that has constantly shirked COVID-19 laws has been served with a courtroom injunction, in line with Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Well being (KFL&A) Public Well being.
It is a results of continued non-compliance with a Part 22 order issued to JAKK Tuesdays final week, instructing the restaurant to observe public well being pointers or shut.
Wednesday, Dr. Piotr Oglaza stated public well being inspectors had been to go to JAKK’s a number of occasions over the intervening days, however the restaurant continued to function whereas flouting the order.
Later that night, KFL&A Public Well being stated it was profitable of their software to the Superior Court docket for an injunction to uphold the necessities of their order.
The matter is now earlier than a provincial courtroom. The well being unit has not clarified what sort of penalties the proprietor of the restaurant, Kelly Hale, may face if he’s penalized by the courtroom.
The Metropolis of Kingston and the Alcohol and Gaming Fee of Ontario have but to offer enforcement updates of the restaurant’s continued violations of its liquor and enterprise licence suspensions. Town says it’s engaged on a response, however the AGCO didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Hale is anticipated to be one of many audio system at a “Battle for Freedom” rally this Sunday, which can convey individuals from Peterborough to Kingston’s Metropolis Corridor round midday to protest in opposition to COVID-19 laws.
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