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The hard-hit hospitality industry got a boost on Tuesday with the announcement of a new $8-million fund that will provide an offset to costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Administered by the Manitoba Hotel Association and the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association, the fund will send money to hotels and licensed resource tourism operators for fixed costs that haven’t been covered by previous relief programs.
The Blue Crescent Hotel in Rivers, which opened in January 2020, has been at 90 to 100 per cent capacity for several months now, according to general manager Tracy Mansell. (File)
The costs covered by this program include property insurance, mortgage interest, property taxes, land leases, service fees, maintenance of camps and resource retention costs.