A collective of Edmonton-area businesses is banding together amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Holly Carmichael owns TruWood Artisans in Stony Plain.
Like many business owners, she’s had her share of concerns. “We saw the phones stop ringing, we saw all quotes stop and it was just really terrifying,” Carmichael said.
Scared for the future of her woodworking business of more than 15 years, she reached out to others in the building and design community with an Instagram post, encouraging them to come together. “We’re not going to get through it by ourselves,” she said Sunday. “Maybe we just need to be stronger and get back to doing what we do, which is communicating really well with each other.” In the social media call to action, she referenced