Hospitality Saskatchewan is looking forward to seeing restaurants reopen to full capacity on Sunday, but for some it won’t be easy. While some restaurants were able to keep their full staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, others had to lay off staff, and are having difficulty bringing them back for a variety of reasons. President and […]
The president and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan says the tourism industry has made it through the pandemic so far and has done much better than expected. Jim Bence says the original projections were for 60 to 70 per cent losses for food, beverage and hotel operators. The numbers are still coming in, but he notes […]
Restaurants in Regina and area are going to be able to open one week from today, which is welcome news for Hospitality Saskatchewan. President and CEO Jim Bence says it really shows how well the business community in Saskatchewan is dealing with COVID-19. “I think that from a tourism perspective, it’s really well received, for […]
The provincial government is extending the cap on food delivery service across the province until the end of August. Food delivery providers are only allowed to charge up to 18 percent of a pre-PST order price on food they deliver, and 10 percent on food that’s picked up at a restaurant. Hospitality Saskatchewan President and […]
Hospitality Saskatchewan is launching a new mental health support program for people in the industry affected by the pandemic. CEO Jim Bence says the uncertainty of the pandemic has not been easy on the industry, or its workers. “We noticed a year ago that many in our industry, tens of thousands laid off, now we’re […]
The Saskatchewan government announced more strict COVID-19 measures for the Regina area on Tuesday, leading to reaction from both those who think the measures are needed and those who believe they could leave a devastating impact. Regina and District Chamber of Commerce CEO John Hopkins approves of the province’s plan to close off a lot […]
Thirty-four businesses, chambers of commerce, economic development associations, hotels and other representatives from the business community in Saskatchewan have banded together to present an open letter to the people of Saskatchewan. The letter expresses their strong support of the targeted approach presented by the Saskatchewan government to address the rising case counts for COVID-19, which […]
The Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association is seeing other provinces once again shutting down bars and restaurants to try and stop the spread of COVID-19 and they are hoping that scenario doesn’t happen here. CEO Jim Bence says it would be a disaster if bars and restaurants that are already struggling under guidelines issued were […]
As restaurants prepare to open their doors again on Monday with Phase 3 of the “Re-Open Saskatchewan” plan beginning, there is “cautious optimism” that people will return to sit down and have a meal. The industry does realize though there are some who despite the safety measures that are being put in place including reduced […]
Restaurants will be able to open at 50% capacity as part of Phase Three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan starting June 8th, and that’s positive news for the Saskatchewan Hotel Hospitality Association. President and CEO Jim Bence says this will help restaurants recuperate after COVID-19 forced them to close their doors from in-house food service […]
