TORONTO – Ontario’s restaurant industry is demanding the provincial government pick up a $100-million tab following the abrupt closure of indoor and outdoor dining last week.
Restaurants Canada and the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association say that the province’s decision to pull the “emergency brake” to slow the spread of COVID-19 has significantly hurt the industry.
In an open letter issued Tuesday, the organizations say that reopening and closing costs alone add up to $100 million across Ontario.
Wasted inventory, staffing costs, and patio setup and takedown are some of the expenses restaurants have incurred.
The letter addressed to Premier Doug Ford says that financial burden can be eased in several ways including making further funding available through the Ontario Small Business Support.
Ontario s restaurant industry calls on financial support from provincial government
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 6, 2021 at 1:14 pm EDT
TORONTO Ontario’s restaurant industry is demanding the provincial government pick up a $100-million tab following the abrupt closure of indoor and outdoor dining last week.
Restaurants Canada and the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association say that the province’s decision to pull the “emergency brake” to slow the spread of COVID-19 has significantly hurt the industry.
In an open letter issued Tuesday, the organizations say that reopening and closing costs alone add up to $100 million across Ontario.
Wasted inventory, staffing costs, and patio setup and takedown are some of the expenses restaurants have incurred.
TORONTO Two organizations representing restaurants and workers in the food service industry are calling on the Ford government to reverse its decision to close patios around the province as part of a one-month provincewide shutdown. On Tuesday, Restaurants Canada and the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association published an open letter to Premier Doug Ford, urging the province to provide more support for struggling restaurants and reopen patio dining as a “safe alternative” to private gatherings. “When provincial and municipal health officials encouraged restaurants to reopen for patio dining in Grey-Lockdown areas, they did so in recognition of the lower risk of transmission in outdoor spaces and the need for options to support mental health and well-being,” the letter read.
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Well in advance of Ontario pulling its emergency brake last Saturday for 28 days to stem an alarming third wave of COVID-19, Belleville restauranteur Paul Dinkel prepared his weekend menu for what he hoped would be a bumper Easter weekend in food-service revenues.
In business in the city since the late 1970s, Dinkel confided he has always been at the ready for one of the busiest times of the year at his fine-dining eateries in the city’s downtown.
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TORONTO - Ontario s restaurant industry is demanding the provincial government pick up a $100-million tab following the abrupt closure of indoor and outdoor dining last week.
TORONTO - Ontario s restaurant industry is demanding the provincial government pick up a $100-million tab following the abrupt closure of indoor and outdoor dining last week.
Restaurants Canada and the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association say that the province s decision to pull the emergency brake to slow the spread of COVID-19 has significantly hurt the industry.
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Wasted inventory, staffing costs, and patio setup and takedown are some of the expenses restaurants have incurred.