One of Vancouver’s premier sports clubs is teaming up with the Vancouver Aquarium to help the beleaguered institution stave off bankruptcy during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Vancouver Whitecaps have partnered with the aquarium to sell non-medical masks bearing both organization’s logos, with proceeds going to the cash-starved facility.
The Aquarium was forced to shut its doors on March 17 due to COVID-19, and despite laying off more than half of its staff, still needs about $1 million per month to stay afloat. “I reached out to a supplier and just asked if it was possible to create face masks.” That supplier is Alliance Mercantile, a company that usually makes uniforms and promotional merchandise for corporations like McDonald’s and