Retailers and hospitality businesses are among the hardest impacted, as the Ontario government caps capacity at 50 per cent.
“It’s cut our Christmas business down significantly.
Mandy Gosewich, owner of Stunning in the ByWard Market, sees the new rules as a painful necessity; her shop is less than 400 square feet, so space was always limited.
Business leaders are calling on all levels of government for support, hoping federal and provincial programs return to help weather this newest COVID storm.
“It’s going to be another lean Christmas for a lot of retailers in our city.