Enter: the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other business owners, Batal had to pivot, changing the cafe's entire business plan and menu. The COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a drop in oil prices has led to a sharp decline in consumer spending, and the provincial government expects the economic recovery to be gradual. The bookstore, Daisy Chain Book Company, is modelled after her successful mobile book truck business and opens October 1. Brandi Morpurgo plans to open Daisy Chain Book Company, a book store modelled after her mobile book truck business of the same name, on October 1.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2020 00:33 UTC