11:30 am Pacific
The City of Vancouver, led by Mayor Kennedy Stewart whose council declared a “climate emergency” last year, has announced that all restaurants must stop any dine-in services or face prosecution as of today, as part of a host of new policies aimed to combat the Wuhan COVID-19 virus.
“The changes being announced today are major. They mean…many, many people will be laid off,” declared the Mayor.
Parallel 49 Brewing, a leading B.C. craft brewery with a popular “street” kitchen and restaurant, has had to lay off approximately 20 employees but has nonetheless found a way to help the community in the midst of this pandemic crisis.
Hand sanitizer has become hard to find but Parallel 49, while still producing its popular beers for take-out and delivery, has also creatively switched gears to produce ethyl-alcohol based hand sanitizer which even hospitals are finding a shortage of at the moment.
Entrepreneurs and the private sector will be critical in leading Canada, the United States and the world out of this current mess, and Parallel 49 is one of many growing examples of that.
Click on the arrow to listen to Jon’s interview this morning with Parallel 49 co-owner Mike Sleeman (also a major resource investor who chimes in on what’s unfolding that space right now):
SONA looks like it is about to explode very soon. Timing is everything here and if they release news early next week, boom!
Looking forward to some good news for a change to brighten up everyone’s lives.
Comment by Frank — March 21, 2020 @ 3:46 pm
Thats pretty awesome of them at parallel 49
Comment by Silverhook — March 21, 2020 @ 9:01 pm