Posted: Mar 02, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: March 2
The staff at Intervals Music Studio in St. John s. Owner Robyn Pearce says the return to Alert Level 5 has brought with it numerous challenges.(Melanie Courage/Submitted by Robyn Pearce)
It s been a difficult year for small businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the sudden move back to the lockdown provisions of Alert Level 5 hasn t made things any easier.
For businesses that started during or just before the COVID-19 pandemic, rolling with the punches has been routine. However, the punches have been coming again, and some businesses say they ll need more than light at the end of the tunnel.
Lift lockdown outside St. John s, urge business owners across N.L.
A group representing more than 300 businesses in central Newfoundland is urging the chief medical officer of health to consider a regional reopening of the province, and lift the Alert Level 5 lockdown for all areas outside the metro St. John s region.
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Posted: Feb 25, 2021 4:41 PM NT | Last Updated: February 25
Tash Noble, owner of Tash s Studio in Corner Brook, says the west coast of Newfoundland is in a much different place when it comes to COVID-19 case counts. (Colleen Connors/CBC)