A resort in B.C.’s Interior is under a public health warning amid expired permits and water safety issues — and officials say they've had challenges with the property for years.

Interior Health (IH) has ordered the restaurant, pool and hot tubs at Spruce Hill Resort & Spa at 108 Mile Ranch, just north of 100 Mile House, to close immediately — saying people using them could be at risk.

The health authority issued the advisory Friday and said the resort has been operating without valid operating permits for food service, pool and a hot tub since March 31 — and despite multiple shutdown orders, continues to welcome guests.

“We’ve seen ongoing non-compliance at this facility for the last four years,” said Courtney Zimmerman, Interior Health’s corporate director of environmental health.

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