Edmonton gyms, theatres, restaurants among businesses mandating proof of COVID-19 vaccine
CBC
More businesses and organizations in Edmonton are requiring patrons and staff to prove that they're fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as the Alberta government refuses to put in a province-wide mandate.
Gyms, restaurants, theatres, and clubs are among the businesses introducing vaccine passports. YEG Cycle spin studio on Whyte Avenue will require proof of vaccination starting Sept. 15. Co-owner Andrew Obrecht said he didn't think he'd be in the position to have to mandate this himself. But when COVID-19 cases started to rise again and with almost no provincial restrictions in place, he knew it was inevitable. "We were looking at the writing on the wall," Obrecht said in an interview last week. "We heard a lot of comments from our riders that they were feeling more and more unsafe for the fact that they weren't certain that the people around them were fully vaccinated." The studio doesn't want to revert to operating at only 20 per cent capacity with barriers between bikes if cases continue to rise, Obrecht said in an interview last week.
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