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On Monday, Shirley Rosenfeldt ate at a restaurant for the first time since Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination policy came into effect.

Businesses in Saskatoon are bracing for disbanding the proof of vaccination program after Premier Scott Moe said it would end “sometime in the near future.”

SASKATOON -- With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, two Saskatoon restaurants are seeing more customers – but fewer staff. “We’re trying to get applications in, putting out feelers for jobs and that. It’s really difficult to find employees who have experience,” said Gary Baba, co-owner of Wendel Clark’s Classic Grill and Bar. Baba said some of his employees found work in other fields during the pandemic and he feels this may have been common across the industry. “The pandemic put a damper on a lot of stuff and it kind of slowed everything down, and people maybe went a different...

  SASKATOON -- It’s been two weeks since restrictions have been lifted in the province and some Saskatoon restaurants are noticing a surge in business. “The (lifting) of restrictions brought a few more people out,” said Ryan Grills, owner of The Yard and Flagon Pub, “We’re probably up 75to 85 per cent of what our sales would have been pre-pandemic.” Due to staff shortages Grills has the restaurant operating at 75to 80 per cent capacity. “I don’t have staff to be able to go to 100 per cent capacity and there is still some apprehension, at least from some of my customers t...

  SASKATOON -- Carmen Hamm says it’s fun to have a busy, bustling feeling at the end of the holiday season. Hamm is co-owner of Taste Hospitality Group which oversees a few restaurants in Saskatoon including Una Pizza and Wine, Picaro Cocktails and Tacos and Cohen’s Beer Republic. “At Una, we do a four-course dinner every year. Now is our fifth year that were doing it. At Cohen’s, we have an event called Friends-mas. We’re partnering with Nokomis and doing a four-course dinner that’s paired with beer from Nokomis.” Picaro has been booked out for private function but is sti...