Online campaign launched to support local businesses
During the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses that are still open can share the news on a new website.
The Battlefords region joins 19 other communities across Western Canada using a new website called ‘thingsthatareopen.com‘. Launched by Edmonton-based digital agency Lift Interactive and the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG), the online platform is designed to promote businesses and organizations who’ve adjusted operations to stay open during this period of social isolation.
“Anything that’s going to get information out there for people to look at is a good thing for sure,” Blend Restaurant and Bar Owner Robin Petersen said.
“I definitely think it’s a good idea and I think it’s something that we will get to for sure,” echoed Discovery Co-op General Manager Mike Nord. “Especially for those businesses that don’t have a website or those kinds of things that people are not normally going to.”