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Article content Last year, when the pandemic brought its hammer down on veteran Ottawa restaurateur Richard Valente’s businesses, he realized he had to switch to Plan C as in cannabis as quickly as he could. The owner of Fratelli Kanata and Roberto Pizza on Preston Street knew he would one day open a marijuana shop. The ambition just didn’t seem as urgent until the novel coronavirus turned everything upside down. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Some Ottawa restaurateurs have pivoted to more pandemic-resistant businesses Back to video “We weren’t planning to open (the cannabis store). We were just going to sit on the licence,” Valente says. “We weren’t thinking about it (opening) until the pandemic hit.” ....