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Inn-somnia
Deserted lobbies, empty restaurants and vacant rooms have led to a year s worth of sleepless nights for management, staff in local hotels By: Ben Waldman | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
The best word to describe the lobby of the downtown Delta Hotel was empty. The next-best word was cavernous. The third-best word was sad.
The best word to describe the lobby of the downtown Delta Hotel was empty. The next-best word was cavernous. The third-best word was sad.
I felt the need to scribble those words down on Sunday afternoon when I walked in, with announcements blaring to remind me to stay six feet apart from the other guests, of which I could see none. The chairs in the hotel restaurant were flipped up onto tables. Hand sanitizer was plentiful. Plexiglass enwrapped the front desk like an old-timey ticket booth.
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Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio (21) celebrates his goal during extra time MLS playoff soccer action against the D.C. United, in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Osorio says a lot has changed with the Canadian national team since he first came to camp in 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn January 20, 2021 - 12:20 PM
Much has changed since Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio first attended a Canadian national team camp in March 2013.
All for the good.
The 28-year-old Osorio, who has won 34 caps for Canada, painted a rosy picture Wednesday of the squad currently training in Bradenton, Fla. While key players such as Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Jonathan David (Lille), Milan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade), Scott Arfield (Rangers), Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) and Cyle Larin and Atiba Hutchinson (both Besiktas) are not there given the January camp does not fall in a FIFA international window, Osorio likes what he sees in the you
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Few sectors in Manitoba have been hit as hard by COVID-19 as the hospitality and tourism industry.
While there may be a little light forming for the rest of the province at the end of the pandemic tunnel, the road to recovery may be years away for this sector.
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Joel Waterman, the general manager at the Inn at the Forks in Winnipeg, said that by all accounts they are looking at at least late 2023 before they even get back to their pre-pandemic baseline.