Restaurant warned by Alberta Health Services after taking dog photos as vaccine proof

RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta restaurant was closed quickly after public well being inspectors say a few of its workers accepted images of patrons’ canines as a substitute of their vaccine passports to dine inside.

The Granary Kitchen in Pink Deer was below a compulsory closure order, however that order was rescinded after its proprietor met with officers from Alberta Well being Providers.

In a press release posted to the restaurant’s Fb web page on Friday, the restaurant says one in all its underage hosts was chargeable for the oversight.

It says it was taking the weekend to retrain and regroup earlier than reopening its doorways.

The unique Alberta Well being Providers order, additionally dated Friday, states two take a look at consumers have been allowed to dine contained in the restaurant at separate occasions after exhibiting a photograph of a canine and private identification.

In each situations, the report says a workers member made it seem as in the event that they have been scanning a QR code earlier than checking ID.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 18, 2022.

Word to readers: It is a corrected story. A earlier model didn't specify when the restaurant was ordered to shut or whether or not it had reopened.