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“Now they are asking either to be laid off so that they can apply for EI, or they are asking for zero hours," says @DanAlbas re: CERB. #Kelowna

Some business owners also take issue with the 30% benchmark of lost revenue needed to qualify for Ottawa’s $71-billion wage subsidy program, Albas said, because the region’s tourism sector has not delivered as expected in the past few years. #COVID19 #Kelowna

"The other concern is, though, that many businesses are brand new. I’ve spoken to two entrepreneurs in the Kelowna area who just started up their business, and put $270,000 in lease hold improvements, and have been closed by a provincial order,” he said. #COVID19 #Kelowna