Author of the article: Kevin Connor
Publishing date: Dec 11, 2020 • December 11, 2020 • 2 minute read • Elsie Hung, co-owner of of La Di Da Boutique along the Danforth, assists customers from behind a plexiglass barrier as the Broadview-Danforth BIAÊorganized a Think Outside the Big Box event during the noon hour to draw attention to the struggles facing small businesses during the lockdown in Toronto, Ont. on Friday December 11, 2020. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk /Toronto Sun/Postmedia
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Elsi Hung says her nick-nack shop, La Di Da Boutique on Danforth Ave., has been three times the work with one-third of the profits since the start of pandemic lockdowns for non-essential businesses.
Small businesses send message to Ontario government over unfair treatment during Toronto s lockdown
Business Improvement Areas across the city asked their members to stand outside their storefronts at noon on Friday in protest of the unfair treatment of small businesses during the province’s modified 28-day lockdown in Toronto.
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020 5:58 PM ET | Last Updated: December 11, 2020
Small businesses took a stand Friday (literally) by standing outside of their shops. Their hope was to draw attention to the way they re being treated during Ontario s lockdown for the city of Toronto.(Talia Ricci/CBC)
Small business owners across Toronto stage mass protest against lockdown restrictions
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Organized by business improvement areas throughout the city, the protest is meant to draw attention to the continued struggles faced
Business owners were encouraged to stand outside their establishment at exactly 12 p.m. with signs saying how long they ve been open and how many people they employ.
Small business owners are holding signs saying how long they’ve been in business and how many people they employ in protest of the lockdown #Toronto#TorontoProtest#SmallBusiness#Lockdown#ThinkOutsideTheBigBoxpic.twitter.com/md283fF7PA