Episode 25: Downtown Halifax Covid 19 Report 13, June 8, 2020

2020-06-09

A conversation with Jenna Oosterholt, owner of The Ville Caffeine Bar on Sackville Street. She is going to share with us the challenges that The Ville Caffeine Bar has faced during the pandemic and she will discuss the reopening process for her café. Paul MacKinnon, CEO of Downtown Halifax Business Commission, will give us updates on DHBC’s latest advocacy efforts and on the activities of the Nova Scotia Business and Labour Economic Coalition. We’ll also review what businesses have been doing since the Nova Scot...

A conversation with Jenna Oosterholt, owner of The Ville Caffeine Bar on Sackville Street. She is going to share with us the challenges that The Ville Caffeine Bar has faced during the pandemic and she will discuss the reopening process for her café.

Paul MacKinnon, CEO of Downtown Halifax Business Commission, will give us updates on DHBC’s latest advocacy efforts and on the activities of the Nova Scotia Business and Labour Economic Coalition.

We’ll also review what businesses have been doing since the Nova Scotia government announced, on June 5, the easing of restrictions as the next steps of reopening the province. We’ll then finish with what to expect when entering a business in Downtown Halifax and how you can support them during this gradual re-energizing of the economy.

Producers: Ivy Ho and Allana MacDonald Mills

Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC)

104-1546 Barrington Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3X7

(902) 423-6658

Hosts: Allana MacDonald Mills and Ivy Ho

Guests:

- Paul MacKinnon, CEO, Downtown Halifax Business Commission https://downtownhalifax.ca/

- Jenna Oosterholt, owner of The Ville Caffeine Bar https://www.thevillecaffeinebar.com/

Special thanks to: Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic

Recorded & Edited by: Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic

Visit us at: downtownhalifax.ca