In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic former Calgarians are stepping up to provide potentially life-saving equipment to front-line workers in the U.S. “It’s chaos, it’s crazy down here for sure,” Alberta expatriate Zakary Pashak said. “The pandemic is hurting Detroiters because they’re dying.
We’re losing family members and friends.” In 2011, Pashak moved from Calgary to Detroit to open Detroit Bikes, a bicycle manufacturing business in the heart of motor city.
But recently Pashak has discovered his business connections in China are also useful when it comes to protecting Americans from COVID-19. “I have a really good sourcing agent that I work with there who I trust,” Pashak said. “He’s been driving all around China to these different