A group of hospitality workers in Montreal has launched an initiative to provide emergency funds to the thousands in their industry who have been laid off amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Kaitlin Doucette was recently laid off from her job as the wine director at the Old Montreal-based Olive & Gourmando Restaurant Group.
She told Global News Morning that shortly afterwards, she got the idea to create a fund for others like her. “When I saw my restaurant close, there was a lot of people — my patrons and in the community — reaching out,” she said, asking how they could provide support. [ Signup for our Health IQ newsletter for latest coronavirus updates ] Doucette said she later heard about a fund offering relief to hospitality workers in