Businesses see ‘glimmer of hope’ in province’s plan to lift capacity limits, ditch vaccine passports
Even though it’s only mid-February, Stephen Beckta felt like a man emerging from a long, lonely winter on Monday.
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Ford government eases COVID-related restrictions on businesses
As of Jan. 31, restaurants, cinemas and museums will be able to reopen at 50 per cent capacity, the province announced Thursday.
New COVID-19 restrictions ‘devastating’ for mainstreet retailers, restaurants, biz advocates say
Latest measures aimed at curbing virus’s spread will take effect as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday and will remain in place for at least 21
Province kicks in $1.5M toward Hub350 as Kanata North meeting space gets set to open
The 12,000-square-foot facility in Mitel’s former headquarters at 350 Legget Dr. is slated to open its doors to the public on Thursday.
Ontario tightens restrictions, gives police new powers amid dire COVID predictions
New measures include reducing capacity limits in essential retail stores and shutting down non-essential construction sites.
Ottawa business coalition boss blasts ‘unfairness’ of new COVID-19 restrictions
Mark Kaluski says the province needs to crack down on big-box retailers such as Costco and Walmart if it really wants to get the virus
New limits on bars, meeting facilities strike ‘reasonable balance,’ pub owner says
The new measures include limiting the number of people in eating and drinking establishments to 100, with a maximum of six patrons allowed per table.
No plans to roll back Ottawa’s economic reopening despite rising COVID-19 cases, Ford says
Ottawa reported 25 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday.
Ontario closing more businesses effective Saturday to limit spread of COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford moved swiftly to shutter a larger swath of Ontario’s economy on Friday in the wake of bleak projections about the death toll
Ottawa tech CEOs sign open letter to Premier Ford asking for COVID-19 support
Ottawa tech CEOs are joining their counterparts across the province in calling on the Ontario government for immediate relief to maintain the sectors’ operations through
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