It’s been announced that a popular Burlington nightclub will be keeping its doors closed for good after a 45-day liquor license suspension is completed.
The NRG/Kingdom club, located on Plains Road for over 20 years, had begun it’s suspension last Monday – the result of violations found by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The incidents in question, all held under the Liquor License Act, included permitting entrance to intoxicated, selling and serving to intoxicated, permitting the removal of alcohol from the premises and use of narcotics (found to be marijuana) on the premises.
The suspension was due to continue until February 28th.
However the club’s owners have recently spoken out about their decision to close the club for good. Wendy Marotta, co-owner with her husband Tony, says that the suspension would have cost the business a lot of revenue. With a lot of money spent on lawyer’s fees in order to fight the accusations, she claims it would be too difficult to continue business.
Early reports indicate that the building may be now used as a church. Kevin Philp, a local pastor, is looking to expand from a three hour Sunday evening service held at the NRG. The church had been renting space from the club for almost a year.
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