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Edmonton dry cleaner to begin production of cloth face masks amid COVID-19 pandemic

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An Edmonton dry-cleaning company will soon begin production of cloth face masks to help protect people from coronavirus. Page the Cleaner general manager Bruce Hogle said for the past week they have been creating prototypes.

The business is considered an essential service, but like many others, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big effect on his regular operations.

He was forced to cut his workforce in half. Despite the struggles, he saw an opportunity to give back. “We thought we’d start manufacturing at our cost in order to help the general public and keep good Edmontonians employed,” he said.

The masks have a filter sewn into the two layers of material. “In between those layers we have a 3M product as well… which does help reduce any

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