January 20, 2021
Statement from Dr. Brent Roussin, Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, on Operation of City of Winnipeg Fitness Facilities
Although public health orders cannot technically apply to the operations of other levels of government, we expect them to follow the spirit and the intent of those orders. With respect to fitness facilities, a public health inspector provided information to the City of Winnipeg that was incomplete and lacked context.
While it is understandable that firefighters, paramedics and police may need access to such equipment at their workplace to meet the fitness requirements of their duties, a private gym at City Hall or other city facilities for use by elected officials or other city staff does not fall into that description and should not remain open under spirit and intent of Manitoba’s public health orders.
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