Alberta Health Services has ordered two Calgary businesses to close for violating provincial COVID-19 regulations. Calgary café Purple Perk, located at 2212 4 St.
S.W., was ordered to close its patio and dine-in services immediately until further notice. According to the notice issued on Friday, customers were found sitting on the patio drinking out of branded cups.
That could have contributed to the disease’s spread, AHS said. Owner Paul Overholt said he and his staff have been following public health directives and denied that people have been allowed to congregate on the patio. “There may have been a concern that, as individuals, they were not respecting social distancing.