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Hard-hit Chinatown businesses look for ways to reinvent and survive


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Chinatown businesses have been slammed extra hard by the COVID-19 pandemic while also bracing against increasing anti-Asian racism.
“We all know what it’s been like this year,” said Luo. She’s been scared for her safety in and outside the store at times, and exhausted by the stress of drastically reduced business.
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“I have some of my friends who say, ‘why are you still staying there, ” said Luo.
But the area is still home to her, and she feels it’s important for businesses like hers to make it.
Advocates have said entrepreneurs like Luo can face extra hurdles compared to those at larger companies that can more easily gather and submit qualifying information to access government economic recovery funds. ....

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From cheese distributor to chef, members of restaurant industry reveal what life is like one year into COVID-19 pandemic


From cheese distributor to chef, members of restaurant industry reveal what life is like one year into COVID-19 pandemic
Nancy Matsumoto
Published April 18, 2021
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A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 10,000 restaurants have closed permanently and that number is expected to rise into 2022 if government support does not continue. Although restaurant operators have relied more heavily on federal emergency wage subsidies and Canada Emergency Business Account loans than any other industry, “eight out of 10 restaurants still aren’t making money and six out of 10 are losing money,” says Restaurants Canada president Todd Barclay. “It makes sense for government to invest in an industry where 95 per cent of every dollar that is spent goes back into the local economy. This is an industry full of gritty, entrepreneurial people who are doing everything they can to survive.” ....

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