Hello Members,
Ontario announced it will allow indoor dining and gyms to reopen and will increase gathering limits on Jan. 31 as part of a three-step plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in the province.
Summary: The system we had before is the same now. We are operating at 50% capacity, social distance, masks, vax passport (we will honour exemptions and no one will be refused, for clarification contact Joshua Directly). To register your child for class, please contact us to confirm day and time (schedule remains the same). Adult members we have added a 6am class, the 6:45pm class remains the same.
Below have been pulled directly from the Ontario human rights council website and the Ontario reopening plan. Below are the links:
Our official stance is that we do check for Vaccine passports and masks are to be worn inside, but below indicates when our clients can be exempted.
Our front desk attendants are to ask everyone before they arrive for vaccines passport, unless they have exemptions and this can be found on each one of our clients profile, so it is the responsibility of the front desk to check before asking. If someone is exempted, they must contact Joshua via email joshua@painistemporary.net before they arrive.
Can my employer or any service or housing provider require proof that I’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine?
- While receiving a COVID-19 vaccine remains voluntary, the OHRC’s position is that mandating and requiring proof of vaccination to protect people at work or when receiving services is generally permissible under the Human Rights Code (Code) as long as protections are put in place to make sure people who are unable to be vaccinated for Code-related reasons are reasonably accommodated.
We do have procedures in place to make sure that the gym remains clean and that our patrons remain socially distanced.
These cleaning and protection plan can be found on our website https://www.ocracademy.ca/covid-19
For those that are medically exempt from getting the vaccine, we ask that you contact the owner directly to discuss as we do not want to discuss your medical information in front of perfect strangers. We in the fitness industry are no stranger to discussing your personal medical information, for years we have been asking “Do you have a medical condition that prohibits you form exercising, or have you been advised by a medical professional not to exercise. But we do this in private. We also do not discuss this in front of anyone in the gym, and so we appreciate if you keep your medical status private and do not discuss it with anyone else in the gym.
- Organizations should only request and share medical information, including proof of vaccination, in a way that intrudes as little as possible on a person’s privacy, and does not go beyond what is necessary to safely perform work, or protect people receiving services or living in congregate housing, and accommodate any individual needs.
- No one should experience harassment or other discriminatory treatment based on a Code ground because they are unable to receive a vaccine.
We will not refuse anyone our service.
As per the OPH website “you do not need to wear a face covering if you”
You do not need medical documentation to support any of the exceptions below.
- have a medical condition that inhibits your ability to wear a face covering
As per the OPH “Temporarily taking off your face covering”
You can take off your face covering temporarily:
- to receive services that require you to take it off (for example, at the dentist, when receiving some personal care services such as facials, or when you have to verify your identity)
- to engage in an athletic or fitness activity (speed walking is an Olympic Sport)
- to eat or drink
- as necessary for health and safety purpose.
Now more than ever we must be putting our Health and Fitness first. For OFK and adult classes our schedule before the lock down will remain the same, please register your child for class ASAP. If you want to come to the gym between 5am-6:00 am to do your own thing, you are welcome to.
If you made it this far, I appreciate your time and I look forward to seeing you again. You can contact us directly at info@painistemporary.net or call us at 613-726-0909.
Yours in Health and Fitness,
Joshua and the OCRA Team.