These are tough times for the owner of Chez Alexandre on Peel Street. Revenues at the Montreal French bistro landmark have dropped by $300,000 in six weeks according to owner Alain Creton.
Creton expects the losses to continue piling up in the near future. “There’s no revenue and then you have to pay the rent and the tax on top of that,” Creton told Global News Friday.
But he’s one of the lucky ones. Creton’s 42-year-old business has no debt and he’s able to ride out the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “Some people — I don’t know what they’re going to do,” he said.