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24
Sep
2020
United Way’s Harvest Lunch feeds local families with virtual campaign – London
The United Way Elgin Middlesex 3M Harvest Lunch is trading in the ground floor of Budweiser Gardens this year for a virtual campaign. As with many other big events, this year Harvest Lunch organizers have had to adapt their large gathering due to the novel coronavirus. To help those…
15
Sep
2020
‘I apologize to the community’: Kingston nail salon owner speaks out after COVID-19 outbreak
It’s been nearly three months since Kingston, Ont., saw its largest COVID-19 outbreak. Thirty-seven cases were linked to several local nail salons. Of that number, 33 were connected to Binh’s nail salon, according to KFL&A Public Health. The owner of the nail salon, Binh Nguyen, sat down with Global…
06
Sep
2020
Wanuskewin Heritage Park reopens after being temporarily closed for roughly 6 months – Saskatoon
The parking lot at Wanuskewin Hertitage Park featured visitors in it for the first time since March. The park temporarily closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic and renovations. The renos are part of a $40 million project that is nearly complete. Upgrades include those to inside the…
03
Sep
2020
Low sales, fewer customers creating dire situation for Alberta small businesses: CFIB
A newly released survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business shows Alberta small businesses remain tough as the province enters its sixth month of COVID-19 infections. The survey, conducted on Aug. 27, attributed fewer customers and lower sales as the root causes of a slower recovery for Alberta’s…
02
Sep
2020
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante calls for provincial, federal help to rebuild from COVID-19 – Montreal
Valérie Plante is approaching the start of her fourth year in office as mayor of Montreal in circumstances dramatically different from when she marked the start to her third. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic crisis that has come with it, has completely upended life as we knew it…
27
Aug
2020
COVID-19 pandemic devastated Ottawa business confidence: survey – Ottawa
Ottawa business leaders who were previously high on the city’s economic potential had their expectations devastated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest annual survey tracking business confidence in the nation’s capital. The Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey (OBGS) is a collaboration between the accounting firm and…
23
Aug
2020
Toronto rental market turned upside down by coronavirus pandemic, hands power to tenants
TORONTO — Landlords are lining up to sign Rees Nam and their partner as tenants, even though the two have already found an apartment in Toronto — a far cry from when Nam was last on the hunt, two years ago. Back then, it took a personal connection for Nam…
12
Aug
2020
Plaza Saint-Hubert merchants feel supported while dealing with construction, coronavirus woes – Montreal
It’s a challenge being a merchant in the Plaza Saint-Hubert and not just due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Little Italy shopping destination on St-Hubert Street is part of a $50-million construction project put in place by the city back in 2018. “It is a blessing in disguise,” said Véronique…
08
Aug
2020
Coronavirus: Shop local campaigns aim to inject millions of dollars into Quebec economy – Montreal
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many local and independent businesses are struggling to survive. To help, campaigns are emerging across the province, urging Quebecers to buy local in an effort to increase business. Read more: Coronavirus: Dorval launches campaign aiming to boost local business In Canada, 63 per cent of businesses…