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INNISFIL, ONT. The newly issued stay-at-home order is swaying the opinions of some business owners who previously defied shutdown restrictions. Still, the closures are a brutal hit for many local business owners. I don t know how much longer I can go on, said Melissa Ferguson, salon owner. Ferguson bucked the provincial orders to close this week but admitted things have changed. If the government makes it a fair playing ground for everyone, then I m willing to comply. Christian Linkert has been openly vocal about challenging the province s rules but now said he d had a change of heart. We re going to close. I can t in good conscience stay open and risk my staff receiving charges.
BARRIE, ONT. Many business owners across Simcoe County were glued to the tv on Thursday to hear Premier Doug Ford announce plans for the latest province-wide shutdown. Christian Linkert owns the Sun Emporium in Barrie and says he isn t surprised by the government s move, but once again, he says he has no choice but to keep his doors open. I have to stay open. Same as last time to ensure my survival. I have to stay open. Linkert defied provincial orders last month during the second wave shutdown. He opened his business, suggesting he would be closing the doors for good otherwise.
BARRIE, ONT. Tensions are building across Simcoe Muskoka over the latest lockdown that forced many small businesses to close yet again. I can go to Winners. I can go shopping today. How is it that a lockdown? said salon owner Cindy Rosebrugh. Protesters gathered in Midland and Wasaga Beach Wednesday to support local business owners struggling to survive with no answers about when the region might return to the red zone. Barbershop owner, Justin McIntaggart, said business owners are frustrated as the pandemic drags on. We re not against the virus. We believe in it. We know that it is serious, and that is very dangerous.