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Winnipeg businesses forced to shutter for two weeks amid COVID-19 spike frustrated
Casinos, bars, bingo halls closed under tighter coronavirus restrictions coming to Winnipeg area Establishments that serve food, but have beverage room or entertainment licenses, are forced to shutter too.The King’s Head Pub has an entertainment license — owner Christopher Graves thinks it’s unfair for him to have to close up shop for two weeks while other restaurants and lounges can remain open, albeit with reduced capacity.“What is actually truly disheartening is the fact that there are many establishments that have been doing the right thing and because of the way the province has announced the restrictions with licensing, we have to shut down,” Graves said.“We fall under the entertainment license when we’ve been actually operating as