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A ‘Shop Local’ guide organized by category that spans across Niagara.
An interactive map with filters and keyword searches.
Reveal Magazines in collaborations with the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce & Brandy Henderson, Co-Chair, Women In Niagara Council
Interwoven into the fabric of our community, supporting and delivering all of these aspects of our shared lives, are local businesses. They are the retailers and wineries, the restaurants and hotels, the car dealers and art galleries, the farmers and chefs at the local markets. They are part of our community, and they have been as devastated by these developments as any of us. We all have our favourite shops and services. It saddens us when we see the ‘closed’ signs hung in so many of their doors. Some of them will never re-open. Canadian small businesses have been hit hardest by COVID-19. The April Labour Force Survey data showed that almost one in three people working for a small business had lost their jobs since February, but only one in eight employees at firms with more than a hundred staff were now out of work. 60% of self-employed people worked less than half their usual hours in April, and 38% of them did not work at all. Local businesses, however, are fighting back. Many have embraced the new measures, have expanded delivery and pick-up options, or have developed online shopping platforms. They are working to ensure that those who considered them part of the community, who enjoyed and needed what they provided, can continue to do so. And as organizations are preparing to reopen their doors in the weeks to come, now, more than ever, we must support them. Supporting local businesses means supporting our communities, and supporting each other.
to continue serving you. They want you to buy from them, as you used to – maybe online, maybe through delivery, but they want to earn your business again. We must also ask what we want the future of Niagara’s business landscape to look like. If we want to have local shops and local services once the crisis is over, we will have to act now by giving them our business. Many people have been severely affected financially by this crisis. Our hearts go out to them, and we hope that a swift economic recovery will help them back on their feet. For those of us still fortunate to have work, and incomes, we must support our community, and our local businesses. We can emerge from this crisis stronger than when we started, if we work together. Organizations and community members are uniting to support citizens and businesses through these times by actively encouraging everyone, whenever possible, to buy local or to order from a local business online. It will stimulate our economy. Numerous SHOP LOCAL initiatives aim to help local businesses get through the crisis while showcasing the variety of products and services available in Niagara. Every small act gives our business community hope. We are all in this together and we will get through this together. For more information on GNCC’s SHOP LOCAL initiative, check out gncc.ca
We all have our favourite businesses. If we have taken them for granted in the past, we don’t anymore. And those businesses just want
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A one-stop solution to connect Lincoln businesses and customers.
An easy to use directory with easily viewable modified hours and services.
A pickup & delivery focused directory designed for your convenience.
A color coded, interactive map organized by service category.
Local essentials currently available that are listed in an easy to navigate directory.
LOCAL A directory of essential services and modified offerings
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