By Jaryn Vecchio
Fort McMurray, October 2018
The majority of local small businesses believe they’ve survived the worse from the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath of last year’s flood.
That’s according to the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce which recently conducted a survey to see how businesses were feeling heading into 2021.
Executive Director Dianna De Sousa tells Mix News over 60 per cent of respondents noted they were confident they wouldn’t be closing their doors anytime soon.
“There will probably be a small amount that’s possibly going to struggle, but I do see brighter skies coming.”
In 2020, the community lost between 15 and 20 per cent of local businesses.