Local businesses take united stand

KINGSVILLE — Kingsville and Leamington business owners, political leaders and residents gathered about 150-strong near the front of the Carnegie bulding in Kingsville on Tuesday, June 30.

The group has asked the Premier of Ontario to immediately allow Kingsville and Leamington to graduate to Stage 2 of the plan to re-open, citing revenue loss that will be difficult to overcome. The group has demanded that if they cannot be moved to Stage 2, the province must provide immediate financial relief to each business and the group as a whole.

There are businesses in the area that are in danger of closing up for good, according to spokesperson Trevor Loop. That financial relief will be the difference between local small businesses surviving or shuttering their doors. Here, Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos, speaks to those in attendance.