Business operators at Vancouver’s Granville Island have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis but those businesses aren’t eligible for federal assistance due to the island’s unique status.
Business at The Cloth Shop, which is located at the Creekhouse, has plummeted 90 per cent since closures began in March. Owner Maria Roder has been able to survive thanks to her landlord at Creekhouse, who offered two months’ rent forgiveness. “We just cried.
I mean, what a relief,” she said. “How do you pay $5,000 or $6,000 when you have nothing coming in?” But with 39 direct tenants, Creekhouse general manager David McCann says the break on rents can only last so long. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “We can’t