Niagara Region investigates barbershop operating as film production studio
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. A representative for the Niagara Region says an investigation has started into a St. Catharines, Ont., barbershop that reopened during the COVID-19 lockdown as a film production studio.
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 PM By: Canadian Press
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ST. CATHARINES, Ont. A representative for the Niagara Region says an investigation has started into a St. Catharines, Ont., barbershop that reopened during the COVID-19 lockdown as a film production studio.
Chrome Artistic Barbering recently started booking auditions at its barbershop for a series called A Bit Off the Top, telling clients they would receive a haircut while candidly discussing life in front of rolling cameras.
TORONTO An Ontario barbershop has reopened during the provincial lockdown using a loophole that the owner claims allows them to operate legally.
Chrome Artistic Barber in St. Catharines is cutting hair again after they said they revamped their salon to become a production and film studio. Owner Alicia Hirter set up cameras, lights and microphones in her shop and said people who come in for haircuts are now auditioning for a part in a future TV show or podcast. Under Ontario s provincial lockdown laws, which came into effect on Dec. 26, film and television productions are allowed to continue operating.