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By Amandalina Letterio
COVID-19


COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM BLUE GROTTO CONCERT, OWNER WILL CLOSE FOR
A FEW DAYS

Oct 21, 2021 | 3:50 PM
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KAMLOOPS — COVID-19 cases continue to spread from a concert on Thursday, Oct. 14
at the Blue Grotto Nightclub in downtown Kamloops.

“It’s about just keeping the community safe and [not sick] and keeping the
hospitals empty like we’re supposed to do,” Blue Grotto Owner David ‘Puppy’
Johnston says.



Johnston told CFJC News that out of the 24 people who have been tested, 18 have
tested positive for the virus.




“Fifty guests, probably about six staff and maybe 12 band members — that was all
that was in the room that night for no more than a three-hour event,” Johnston
explains. “So to me, yeah, that’s a significant number of cases in that short
number of time.”

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Johnston spent more than $7,000 COVID-proofing his bar by installing plexiglass
walls to separate tables. Even with that, he says it’s impossible to keep the
virus out.

“We knew we weren’t going to come out of this unscathed. The amount that’s
coming out of this one event is shocking. Shocking. And eye-opening. This is why
I came out with it right away,” he continues.

In an email to CFJC News, Interior Health says it cannot disclose the
vaccination status of the Blue Grotto attendees that were tested.



According to Johnston, everyone who entered the building scanned their vaccine
cards. Although as cases from the Oct. 14 event continue to rise, Interior
Health has not told him to temporarily shut down.

Johnston says the Blue Grotto has been professionally cleaned and sanitized, but
as an added measure, he will close the doors for a few days. He says other
businesses should follow suit.

“I think it’s the best thing a business owner can do is jump on this. Be
proactive, take the financial hit. Make sure the community’s safe first.”

Johnston feels it might be an indication that the club and event industry is not
ready to be at full capacity.

“Let this be a warning to people. Even under the very strictest guidelines that
we have been running here at the Blue Grotto, this can happen anywhere – and
it’s not cool to not report cases,” he says.




by Amandalina Letterio

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