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By Chris Brown

Open letter

Hospitality industry wants dine-in to return, more details from government

Jan 14, 2021 | 12:20 PM

Alberta’s hospitality industry is urging the province to allow in-person again, saying if restaurants and bars are kept on the current path there will be short-term and long-term repercussions.

In an open letter to the province, the Alberta Hospitality Association asks the province to reopen dine-in with strong mitigation measures in place, allow the industry to provide Albertans a safe space, and commit to no more shutdowns and lay out a plan with milestones for a return to normality.

Restaurants and bars were closed to in-person dining as part of the enhanced public health measures that came into effect Dec. 13.

The letter says mental health has become a leading concern in the industry, with documented suicides and undocumented and rising instances of depression and anxiety.

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