Small businesses say their landlord, the City of Vancouver, is making them pay their full rent, in spite of the fact that they were forced to close for months because of the pandemic. Inside the atrium of the central branch of the Vancouver Public Library in Vancouver on Wednesday. With the doors shut down, they had to pay thousands in rent without making any income for nearly four months before the City of Vancouver reopened the atrium on July 7. The City of Vancouver says one entrance to the atrium was open for public access throughout the shutdown. He also says with delivery drivers taking a 30 per cent commission on orders, it wasn't worth it to stay open.

Source: CBC News July 16, 2020 09:56 UTC