globalnews.ca
71%
874
Coronavirus: As some Quebec movie theatres reopen, owners worry plan not sustainable
[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Legault has offered compensation to theatre owners, but Bouchard said the subsidies aren’t enough to make up for the lack of food sales or evening shows.The government is permitting theatres to continue benefiting from a provincial program designed to keep companies afloat during government-mandated closures. Theatres can continue collecting those cheques for two months after they reopen, Jean-Pierre D’Auteuil, a spokesman for Quebec’s Economy Department, wrote in an email.That program provides loans to businesses to cover fixed costs.