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BCHL owner criticized for attending Super Bowl despite living half-time in Florida

Wes Mussio says he害羞草研究所檚 a snowbird in the Tampa Bay area and will be in the U.S. at least another month
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Nanaimo Clippers owner Wes Mussio. (News Bulletin file photo)

The owner of the Nanaimo Clippers drew a boatload of negative comments for going to the Super Bowl, but in a way, the Super Bowl came to him.

Wes Mussio, the BCHL team害羞草研究所檚 owner and president and a board member with Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 Non-Partisan Association municipal political party, posted on Twitter that he was heading to Tampa Bay on Feb. 1 for 害羞草研究所淪uper Bowl party week.害羞草研究所

Replies to his post were almost all negative and Mussio deleted his account the day after he made the post.

害羞草研究所淚t looks like the media, who is watching me closely, drew the false conclusion that I was flying from Canada down to Tampa Bay against government recommendations but I害羞草研究所檓 actually living in the Tampa Bay area right now until the end of February depending on restrictions and my ability to come back to Canada,害羞草研究所 Mussio told the News Bulletin in an e-mail.

He said there are no travel restrictions in Florida and those organizing Super Bowl week activities are advertising to encourage people to join in the festivities, 害羞草研究所渨hich my family will do, with safety precautions like social distancing and wearing a mask.害羞草研究所

Mussio classified himself as a snowbird, said he害羞草研究所檚 been in the U.S. since before the last round of new provincial health orders in B.C. and said he was surprised to hear about . He said he may extend his stay in Florida to try to avoid that kind of quarantine, which he said is 害羞草研究所渂asically telling us we are not welcome to come back to Canada without being penalized monetarily and a loss of simple rights like not being detained against our will.害羞草研究所

Mussio will be cheering for Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend.

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