After 32 years Fulton Fitness has closed its doors in St. Catharines.
Opening back in 1992 the Gym on James street survived more than three decades, and owner John Fulton says they were ready to bounce back following the pandemic but that never happened.
He says during at the height of the government health restrictions on health clubs, the facility updated a number of things inside but they ultimately had to close the doors.
Fulton says the new condo development was the reason the decision had to be made.
Click HERE to listen to John discuss the situation on Niagara in the Morning.
The project he is referring to is an 18 storey condo build on Garden Park next to the area used to enter the gym.
Fulton says Garden Park should have been closed for safety reasons, and the neighbouring businesses compensated during construction.
He goes on to say that he will continue a few other personal projects and will keep his popular Surfing Santa going for the holiday season.