Jenny Goss has no idea when her hair salon Jean John can reopen. The salon, located in the Montreal suburb of Westmount, first opened its doors 40 years ago and has a loyal clientele.
When the coronavirus hit, Goss had to lay off 16 staff members, a move she said was heartbreaking. “It was very hard to lay everybody off.
It was hard because we don’t know when we are going to reopen,” Goss said. “We have been together a long time, we are like family.” Goss is preparing her salon for the eventual day she can reopen.
She’s installing Plexiglas barriers between salon chairs, and will have disinfectant everywhere, “We will have our protective face masks, face shields, we will have disposable capes, we will be dressed like your doctors for