The business community in Parry Sound is collectively urging the same thing, they need to open back up.
Christy Cafovsk, Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Director is hoping the local Medical Officer of Health will listen to the community.
Cafovsk said it is the Chamber’s stance to always support the business community and in saying that the community needs to open.
“It’s very difficult to have a mixed message from the health unit saying that we have low number however we can’t be open. So I think we require a little bit more of a specific response to the Parry Sound District, and lumping us in with North Bay is simply unacceptable,” Cafovsk said.
Asked how the chamber interpreted Dr. Chirico’s message on Wednesday, she answered, “So i felt like it was very much the same message as before, it was a message that was geared towards the number in North Bay and we understand that our numbers are quite low in the Parry Sound District, and the fact that communities North and South of us are open doesn’t exactly build confidence for the health unit in the Parry Sound District.”
Cafovsk finished saying, “Businesses want to open, patrons want to support, we have touchy internet service so it is quite difficult for people to shop online from home even though we are trying to push a campaign to encourage people to stay home and shop online. You can get everything locally, and those businesses who have been able to pivot (to online services) will definitely benefit from people able to shop online however there are some businesses to haven’t been able to pivot.”