A food service industry spokesman says he expects a staggered start if restaurants in Alberta get the green light to reopen on Thursday. "It's like basically reopening a new business," von Schellwitz said Tuesday. Mark von Schellwitz, western vice-president for Restaurants Canada, said not all restaurants will be prepared to open on the first day of the relaunch. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)Von Schellwitz said larger problems remain for the industry and its 11,000 restaurants in Alberta. "Half the restaurants in Alberta were closed during this whole pandemic, [while] some reopened slightly for takeout and delivery," he said.

Source: CBC News May 13, 2020 00:32 UTC