Restaurants are gearing up to reopen indoor dining for the first time in more than a month and a half, the head of B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association says.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e expecting to reopen Tuesday,91裸聊视频� CEO Ian Tostenson told Black Press Media.

This, after Premier John Horgan said current 91裸聊视频渃ircuit breaker91裸聊视频� COVID-19 restrictions will end as scheduled May 25.

91裸聊视频淭he circuit breaker will be over and a road map will be laid out for all British Columbians to see,91裸聊视频� Horgan said at a Thursday press conference.

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Tostenson has been telling restaurant owners and staff to ready themselves to welcome customers back inside their establishments.

91裸聊视频淩estrictions end at midnight Monday so service Tuesday will be wide open.91裸聊视频�

The important thing, he said, is that businesses reopen with the same safety protocols as early spring, when bars and eateries served indoor diners.

91裸聊视频淭hat means only six people at a table, distancing between tables and masks.91裸聊视频�

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said restrictions will be lifted 91裸聊视频渟lowly,91裸聊视频� that the end of the long weekend will not mean a return to pre-COVID times.

91裸聊视频淣othing is going to be back to 100 per cent on Tuesday,91裸聊视频� she said.

Tostenson is hopeful that as COVID-19 vaccination rates in the province increase, restrictions imposed on restaurants ease.

91裸聊视频淭he industry is excited,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淪ome owners are hesitant to reopen but many 91裸聊视频� especially those who have continued to serve customers on their patios 91裸聊视频� are excited.91裸聊视频�

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sarah.grochowski@bpdigital.ca
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