News Items tag as: BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association

Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans
March 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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With CEBA repayments due, Okanagan businesses could be worse off than other areas of British Columbia.
BC restaurant industry looking for more help through rough patch
May 27, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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Premier Dave Eby is pushing local governments to cut their red tape so more housing can be built to meet the looming shortage in the province.
Diners have to prove they’re vaccinated in B.C. but workers don’t
September 11, 2021 - 3:25 PM

As of Monday, people dining out in restaurants, going to pubs, casinos and some events will have to prove they’re vaccinated against COVID-19.
As B.C. restaurants prepare for July 1, a new problem arises
June 11, 2021 - 7:30 AM
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Restaurants may be able to open their indoor spaces to more customers in July but doesn’t mean they’ll have the staff to make the meals.
Don’t expect indoor dining at all B.C. restaurants on Tuesday
May 21, 2021 - 4:15 PM
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The head of the association representing restaurants in B.C. says there will be indoor dining Tuesday following the COVID-19 circuit breaker, but he is also issuing a word of caution.
Small-town B.C. restaurant pulls plug to avoid deluge of out-of-province tourists
April 05, 2021 - 1:52 PM

One B.C.’s restaurateur saw an Easter long weekend uptick in out-of-province travellers and he did the only thing he could for his community’s “health and safety.”
Shocked, frustrated and resolved to make it work; B.C.'s restaurants take it on the chin again
March 30, 2021 - 6:30 PM

Mark Filatow was caught off guard Monday when he first heard restaurants had to shut down their indoor dining rooms that night.
Campaign launched to find restaurant-goers with good COVID-19 behaviour
August 11, 2020 - 2:40 PM

With recent reports of unruly customers taking out their frustrations on restaurant staff, the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association is taking action with the Stand Up For Service campaign.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

IKEA opening a 'plan and order site' in Kelowna
IKEA is going to have a location in Kelowna where customers can order furniture and plan out their living spaces. It isn’t going to be a full-blown maze of furniture displays with a plate of meatballs at the end, but people can make a

News Items tag as: BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association

Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans

BC restaurant industry looking for more help through rough patch

Diners have to prove they’re vaccinated in B.C. but workers don’t

As B.C. restaurants prepare for July 1, a new problem arises

Don’t expect indoor dining at all B.C. restaurants on Tuesday

Small-town B.C. restaurant pulls plug to avoid deluge of out-of-province tourists

Shocked, frustrated and resolved to make it work; B.C.'s restaurants take it on the chin again

Campaign launched to find restaurant-goers with good COVID-19 behaviour

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