Local Business

These are bleak times for businesses in Burnaby thanks to COVID-19. Retailers are slowly reopening their locations, but that doesn’t necessarily mean shoppers – especially those still out of work – will come back in significant numbers.

Roberta LaQuaglia is talking to me on the phone about how she wants to make an ice cream that is loaded with bits of cookies and I swear I started to feel faint. That’s how I get when I think about ice cream – a little woozy. I love it that much.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a giant hole for businesses, but one group of Burnaby friends are finding their way through it.

Corporate restricting and filing for creditor protection could end up closing one of the most popular retail outlets in Burnaby’s biggest mall. Aldo, which sells footwear and other goods, has been an institution in Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown.

Toys R Us in Burnaby just lent a helping hand to the Salvation Army. Toys R Us Canada recently delivered more than $60,000 worth of Babies R Us products and food items to 69 different charities across the country.

Group will include representatives from the city, plus major employers, small businesses, non-profits and post-secondary institutions

Trattoria Burnaby will now make their signature rustic Italian cuisine available for diners to enjoy at home with the launch of a new take-out food and drink menu available from noon to 9 p.m. seven days a week.

When it comes to store openings, the timing on this one was not what this company could have ever expected.

The federal government has announced major changes to its 75% wage subsidy designed to make more businesses eligible for the crisis support.

As the saying goes, “snitches get stitches.” Social media is full of people mocking those who “snitch” or “rat out” their neighbours for certain behaviours.