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As we reopen, the race to embrace change begins. What the future might hold for small business and restaurants. #covid19 #savehospitality #onetable #onpoli #cdnpoli @restaurantsca

In case you missed the news this week, the majority of the province is reopening for business. Adapted for the age of COVID-19 of course. The big part of that is the fact that restaurants are now able to open patios for sit down service. It raises the question of what the future of the industry is going to be.

According to Halton Public Health, groups of 10 maximum to reflect the new social…

.@theagenda had a great conversation about the plight of restaurants I had written about these issues before #covid19 #onetable #savehospitality #onpoli #cdnpoli

I came across the link below yesterday. Steve Paikin once again manages to get to the crux of the issue. The conversation summarizes precisely my arguments here and here.

Take a look:

https://www.tvo.org/video/how-covid-19-is-changing-restaurants

When a restaurant like Emma’s closes, then any small business is in danger of closing. The loss isn’t just an employer but a valuable community space that brings people together. We all lose. Provincial governments need to act to protect commercial tenants now! #onpoli #covid19 #savehospitalityca #onetable #savelocal #cdnecon

This post came across my feed.

This hits particularly close to home. Emma’s was an iconic restaurant here in Burlington. For thirty years the restaurant was a fixture on the Burlington waterfront. Many young men and women got their first jobs working there. For patrons it was a home to many firsts.

For me a standout memory was renting out their party room to host my wife’s and mine wedding…

Another opinion piece I wrote on the need for landlords to work to keep small business and restaurants alive. @onetable_ @svhospitalityca #covid19 #cdnecon #onetable #savehospitality #cdnpoli #onpoli

I wrote a second opinion piece that I’m hoping will be published. You can read it here first.

May 1st has come and passed. In the time before COVID-19 life would have continued at its normal pace. We would have gone to work and school, and business would have continued as normal. However, these are abnormal times. The start of the month is when rent is due for tenants across the province. For…