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

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.