Toronto Police and City officials entered Adamson BBQ early this morning with locksmiths and changed door locks in an attempt to keep the restaurant owner out of his business and stop him from reopening for a third straight day.
Owner Adam Skelly showed up at his Etobicoke restaurant after they had arrived and spoke with officers.
A very upset owner of Adamson Barbecue arrives at his Etobicoke location now shut down after city staff/Toronto Police with locksmiths entered bldg around 6am and changed all the locks to prevent indoor dining room from opening for third straight day-defying lockdown rules pic.twitter.com/nQqRx37jOv
— carl hanstke (@carl680) November 26, 2020
City of Toronto Spokesperson Brad Ross told media that Skelly was allowed to enter a portion of the building where there is no access to the restaurant. According to Ross, the business owner was allowed to gather personal belongings.
A large police presence is surrounding the restaurant to bar people from entering the property.
— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) November 26, 2020
Yesterday, when speaking to The Post Millennial, Skelly said “I will continue to act in noncompliance with these orders and see what kind of support we have today.” He added, “If anyone sees this as an inspiration to stand up and open their business, that’s amazing.”
This morning Skelly told the Toronto Sun's Joe Warmington that "you'll see" what his plan is and the lock is not re-opened.
Adam Skelly says he is still planning to open today despite his locks at ?@adamsonbarbecue? being changed by the city. He said ?@TorontoPolice? have told him he will be charged with obstruction if he does #bbqrevolt pic.twitter.com/Uf0Nu0MjO9
— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) November 26, 2020
He said he plans on opening for lunch if there is any way he can do it.
— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) November 26, 2020
Skelly gained media attention across Canada after he opened his restaurant in defiance of pandemic-related lockdowns in the Toronto region. Skelly criticized the lockdowns, suggesting that they were destroying small businesses. He also noted how much support he had gotten from local Torontonians for defying the orders.
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