“It breaks my heart when I see the people who are suffering the most financially and mental health-wise," veteran marketing expert Michelle Groulx says.
Posted: Jan 25, 2021 2:50 PM ET | Last Updated: January 25
As big box store blitz starts in Ottawa, some say small businesses are still paying the price
CBC News Ottawa2 months ago
0:55Michael Wood, who co-owns Ottawa Special Events, says Ministry of Labour inspections of big box stores are necessary to enforce COVID-19 measures, but says small businesses should also be allowed to open with restrictions.0:55
Provincial inspectors handed out more than two dozen fines to Ottawa businesses on the weekend as part of a big-box blitz aimed at sniffing out COVID-19 scofflaws.
Inspectors visited 114 businesses including retail stores, gas stations and restaurants offering takeout, to ensure they were following public health guidelines related to the pandemic. They issued 27 tickets and 18 health and safety orders. The latter don t carry an immediate financial penalty, but instruct the business to make changes before a follow-up inspection.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 22, 2020
Some Ottawa business owners feel ‘punished’ by new lockdown
3 months ago
0:43Lucas Nault, who owns a hair studio in Ottawa, says the new province-wide lockdown feels unfair when COVID-19 case numbers in the city are relatively low.0:43
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