WINNIPEG A Manitoba First Nation is banning all public gatherings as the community continues to grapple with COVID-19. In partnership with the province, Cross Lake First Nation is implementing a halt on all public gatherings starting February 13. In Saturday s daily COVID-19 bulletin, the province said, People should only leave their residence to seek testing or medical care, or to send one person from a household for essential supplies. Cross Lake residents who work in essential services can leave their homes for work, but non-medical masks must be worn. According to an update on the community s Facebook page, 15 children and some elders have been confirmed positive with COVID-19 from homes that have already had the virus. The post also states a team is set up in an arena to test people is seeing many symptomatic individuals.
WINNIPEG The Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League has pulled the plug on its 2020/21 season after new health orders prohibited an indoor on-ice return for at least another three weeks. With the restrictions going into early March, the league said it was unfair for the facilities, the communities, players and staff to find a way forward. Once we had a clear understanding of what the (restrictions) entailed, and how that was not a benefit for our league individually, and really all of minor hockey and indoor organized sports at this time, we made the decision to cancel the remainder of the season, said Kevin Saurette, commissioner of the MJHL.
WINNIPEG It s been three months since public health restrictions forced non-essential businesses to close their doors to the public, but the province is slowly reopening, and this week tattoo shops and gyms got the go-ahead to open at a reduced capacity. Manager of Soul Survivor Body Art, a tattoo shop in Osborne Village, Shawn Beatty said the lockdowns have been difficult for him and his staff. He said when the province announced they could reopen, he got to work contacting clients. We had three months of appointments to rebook over four tattooers and two piercers, so there s quite a backlog of people to approach, said Beatty.
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Mystic At R.A. Georgetti & Co., where they have been selling collectibles, fine gifts and jewelry since 1975, they had never made a sales pitch on a park bench outdoors.
But like so much else, the pandemic changed the way they do business.
When Connecticut’s governor forced retail venues to close their doors to indoor shoppers for two months last spring, Georgetti’s quickly beefed up its website for online retail, adding several thousand more items to the thousands already there. Purchased merchandise is sent by mail or may be picked up curbside. And, if a customer wants to see and touch an item before committing to a sale but is reluctant to come inside even now that shops have reopened, a Georgetti’s salesperson will bring it outdoors.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Retail, hospitality sectors brace for lockdown impact
14 Feb, 2021 08:10 PM
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The impact of level 3 restrictions will be felt beyond Auckland as many firms rely on customers and products from the area, says the business community. Photo / Getty Images
The impact of level 3 restrictions will be felt beyond Auckland as many firms rely on customers and products from the area, says the business community. Photo / Getty Images
Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw
Auckland s return to level 3 lockdown is a blow for businesses that have in recent months settled into a new normal.