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The prospect of yet another provincial lockdown is an obstacle to economic recovery for some Saugeen Shores businesses that were able to re-open as of midnight Feb. 16.
Port Elgin businessman Steven Harris, owner of Ristorante Rosina and president of the Saugeen Shores Chamber of Commerce, outlined the staffing problem during a Zoom meeting of the Mayorâs Task Force on Economic Recovery Feb.16.
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Harris said some potential restaurant and retail staff are worried another lockdown will happen.
âI know some people we laid off just before Christmas â they just got their first EI (unemployment insurance payment) a week or two ago â so, itâs quite difficult to lay some people off, which Iâve done for a third time, and theyâve had to go five or six weeks without any payment,â Harris said.