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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal
The longer the crisis lasts, the less people will order food from restaurants.
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That is true in general. But I'm quite sure that the fast food places in larger communities that don't rely on travellers will be hurt the least.
In Timmins, I've noticed long drive-thru lines at McDonald's during meal times and other fast food places have enough traffic to keep them alive. Many people will be going for the cheap combo deals. One example is the $5 fill-ups at KFC. Our Tim Hortons locations which are normally always very busy are don't have lines of cars even at normally peak times. I'm surprised that all Tim's locations (except the mall one of course) are still open and open 24 hours.
I'm thinking that Timmins will fare better than most communities due to our natural resources industries and that there aren't as many self-employed people and independent businesses that you would find in most other cities in Ontario and Canada. But it's going to be rough on many working in the services sector just like elsewhere.
Interestingly, the largest sawmill here which is owned by EACOM is actually hiring right now for a number of skilled and non-skilled positions including general labour positions. I wanted to mention that in case there is anybody on here looking for work. And they are union positions if the position isn't management. They are hiring via online applications (Skype, FaceTime, etc.) and will be flexible with start dates due to the current situation. EACOM is hiring in other locations as well and here is the link:
https://www.eacom.ca/en/careers/#id-smart-recuiters