COVID-19 lockdown seems to have permanently affected how and whether any of the small businesses on Main and Queen streets do business.
The scene was no different Friday afternoon before an announcement by Premier Doug Ford confirming Brampton small business owners’ worst fears: a 28-day, COVID-19-related lockdown.For Rob Rutledge, owner of the long-running Al’s Barbershop, it’s hard news to swallow.
He said his shop is still recovering from the last lockdown.“I’m running at 10, 15 per cent,” he told Global News. Here’s what you can and can’t do in Toronto, Peel Region during coronavirus lockdown stage Rutledge said he has fought to avoid laying off a single staff member and has been following every prescribed safety measure.