“This last four months we grew our membership base exponentially,” said Ladd.
Last week, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health issued an order limiting capacity at gyms, restaurants, bars and retail stores to 50 per cent.
The café-sized eatery is so small it didn’t make sense to stay open at half capacity.
Lewis had been selling her food at the farmer’s market, but when markets were forced to reduce their number of booths, Solomon-St.
“We’ve been waiting for things to resume and we specifically chose a location that was a premium spot both for locals and tourists.
Some establishments, like Ward14 Consignment Store & Bar in Little Italy and the Blue Cactus in the ByWard Market, have voluntarily closed their doors over Christmas because of the Omicron risk.
The money will give employers wage subsidies between 25-75 per cent for businesses that have capacity restrictions of 50 per cent or more and have month-to-month revenue declines of at least 25 per cent.
“I hope that’s the case, because new businesses support the economy too,” Solomon-St.
“The lesson I learned in the pandemic was not to get too excited about government support,” she said.
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