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Restaurants, hotels, bars continue to struggle under new Manitoba pandemic restrictions
COVID-19 pandemic continues, bars, restaurants and hotels in Manitoba face an ongoing financial struggle with new provincial health restrictions.The latest blow is a series of Code Orange restrictions affecting the Winnipeg area, which went into effect Monday — limiting hours at licensed premises, among other changes.Industry organizations say they’re happy to have been consulted by government on the recent restrictions, but their members are still looking for answers to remain afloat during these unprecedented times.Scott Jocelyn, president and CEO of the Manitoba Hotel Association, told 680 CJOB the most recent changes were “inevitable” with Manitoba’s rising numbers of positive coronavirus cases.“It was good for us to be a part of the