OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Athletic Club has announced it will be closing its doors after 44 years in the capital. The fitness centre has been operating since 1976 but, in a statement posted to social media, founder Sol Shabinsky said the COVID-19 pandemic created significant challenges.
pic.twitter.com/7ibn0x6mGe — Ottawa Athletic Club (@OttawaAthletic) September 8, 2020 "Since 1976, the OAC has served the National Capital Region as its pre-eminent fitness facility; unfortunately, the effects of COVID -19 have generated significant challenges to the ongoing viability of countless operating businesses that rely on the congregation of people in close proximity – regrettably the OAC is not immune to those challenges," Shabinsky said. "As a