Kingston, Ont., pub forced to close for breaking pandemic rules

A sports pub in Kingston, Ont., was forced to close over the weekend because it ignoredCOVID-19 rules.

The medical officer of health forKingston, Frontenac andLennox&AddingtonPublic Health said in a news release Sundayhehad formally orderedJ.A.K.K. Tuesdays Nov. 3 to follow COVID health measures and remove signs"promoting non-compliance" andthe pub didn't listen.

"J.A.K.K. Tuesdays Sports Pub was in contravention of the rules that are designed to protect people from the spread of COVID-19,"wroteDr. Piotr Oglaza.

The pub posted on Facebook Sunday that police had come the morning before to change the locks on itsdoors.

Ontario's laws include makingrestaurants and bars check patrons'vaccine certificates if dining in and ensure people wear masks indoors when not eating or drinking.

Lost liquor licence in September

The publost its liquor licencein late September after it told officials it wouldn't be enforcing COVID-19 rules and then was seen multiple times by inspectors doing just that.

Earlier this month, J.A.K.K. Tuesdaysposted on social media that its business licence had been revoked.

"Theymay knock us down - but they will never knock us out!!," the post from Nov. 4 read. "Do you think that's going to stop us?"

The health unit said the pub's doors would remain closed until the matter is heard in court.