On a warm spring Winnipeg afternoon, food trucks are a staple, lining up on Broadway. This year, with public health rules and concerns around the coronavirus pushing offices to get staff working from home, the lunch crowd downtown is dwindling.
That, on top of the number of festivals and events that have been cancelled, has many food trucks staying parked. Steffen Zinn from The Red Ember says it’s been a disappointing start of the season. “It was going to be one of the best seasons yet coming up and now we will just have to see what happens, kind of pick up the pieces,” he said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “For now, we are going to just keep the truck parked until we see what the government