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Local officials calling on Ontario to help out businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic

Local officials are calling on the province to help out dozens of accommodators and small businesses they say are struggling under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson, St.Marys Mayor Al Strathdee and Perth County Warden Jim Aitcheson are formally appealing to the Ontario government to help businesses who haven’t qualified for financial supports under the provincial criteria for COVID-19 relief funding.

They say provincial pandemic health and safety policies have prevented businesses like inns and hotels from operating during Ontario-wise shutdowns.

The Ontario Small Business Support Grant application deadline is March 31st and they say the adjustment of the eligibility criteria would provide an essential and deserving lifeline to regional accommodation businesses.

They add the tourism sector in the region has been devastated by COVID and many of accommodation providers require support to survive until the tourism economy recovers to pre-pandemic levels.

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