A Guelph, Ont. distillery, known for its vodka and gin, is now doing its part in fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus by making free hand sanitizer.
Dixon’s Distilled Spirits started production on the disinfectant this week out of their facility on Elmira Road with the priority to supply frontline workers, such as first responders, doctors and other healthcare workers. “We have the ability to help out and we said why the hell not.
We’re all in this together,” part-owner Chevy Patterson said over the phone on Tuesday. “As a small business we’re very, very vulnerable with what’s coming in the next few months and things are going to get really tight, so we decided if we can do our part, the sooner we can get out of this.” Dixon’s has