City of Vancouver suspends business licenses of two restaurants that ignored PHO order
The suspension lasts until April 20
Apr 5, 2021 2:03 PM By: Brendan Kergin
Corduroy owner Rebecca Matthews talking to health officials.Yvonne Sunshiney Coelho / Facebook
Two restaurants that opened despite a B.C. public health order shutting down all indoor dining have now had their business licenses temporarily suspended.
The City of Vancouver made the announcement via Twitter today, stating the licenses are suspended until April 20. Last night we suspended the business licenses for both Gusto s and Corduroy Lounge until April 20, 2021, states the city. Both businesses must remain closed during the suspension period.
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Matthews took to Instagram on Monday saying that they’re figuring out “how to best move forward.”
“The reason why we did this was, no, not to make a couple of extra bucks or because we think we’re better than anyone else,” she says in an Instagram story. “It’s because things need to change. We were given no notice again, we were not told what we could do to improve the safety of restaurants, there was no transparency of what the actual reason was.”
“We’re not just going away, we’re here to make a difference,” Matthews added. “I 100% understand the backlash; the meanness, maybe not.”
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The City of Vancouver says it has suspended licenses for both Gusto and Corduroy Lounge. This follows closure orders from Vancouver Coastal Health, after both provided dine-in services in defiance of provincial health orders.