OTTAWA --
Amid the third wave of COVID-19, many Ottawa small businesses have been shut down or operating at a limited capacity for over a month now.
When the stay-at-home order ends and they're allowed to reopen, businesses will have free access to a new tool – rapid COVID-19 testing.
At Savoy Brasserie in Westboro, the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest lockdown has taken a toll.
"The last month has been the worst of all the lockdown," said Chris Ibey, owner of Savoy Brasserie. "The sales are dipping big time, there’s not as much business, people aren’t coming, they’re not doing the takeout, they’re not doing delivery as much."