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COVID19: B.C. hospitality's front line still slammed by pandemic


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Downtown Vancouver bartender Jamie Mah used to boast that hospitality was something close to recession-proof.
“Because when, you know, things go dour, people still want to eat and drink,” said Mah, who usually tends bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. “But I wasn’t expecting a pandemic. That was the one thing I wasn’t predicting.”
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COVID-19: Metro Vancouver hospitality’s front line still slammed by pandemic Back to video
Over the last 13 months, it has been a roller coaster for Mah — from a high of business being the best he had seen just before COVID-19, to the low of a three-month lockdown last spring with the fear and uncertainty that came along with it. ....

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Vancouver restaurant closes before announcement on COVID-19 restrictions


 
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B.C. s current COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings and liquor service expire on Jan. 8, and there’s been no indication on whether they’ll be extended. But management at The Living Room restaurant in downtown Vancouver believes the writing is on the wall. 
“I’m not super hopeful that the provincial health office is suddenly going to decide that restaurants are a priority for them. They are obviously looking at different things right now, so it doesn’t make sense to try to stay open from a financial standpoint,” said general manager Don Falconer.
While the Hotel Belmont, where the restaurant is located, will remain open, The Living Room restaurant has closed temporarily, and laid off 40 staff.     ....

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