CrossRoads Brewing and Distillery is announcing a temporary closure of indoor and outdoor dining due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region.
Starting tomorrow (Monday Dec. 7) the popular downtown craft brewery will close in-person dining but continue to offer home delivery and take our service from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Owner and physician Dr. Daryl Leiski, explained his reasoning for the decision in a press release:
“As everyone is aware, COVID-19 is having a devastating impact globally. Prince George and northern B.C. have seen increasing numbers over the past several weeks. Northern B.C. now has the highest per capita rate of COVID-19 positive infections in the province. UHNBC, our regional hospital, is becoming overwhelmed with an ICU that is operating at capacity, the hospital has an inpatient population consistently over 100 per cent of available beds.
It is not just our beds and bed availability; it is our people that staff those beds. Our nurses, doctors, x-ray/lab techs, cleaners, support staff and administration are working with increased workloads, increased stressors and with little relief in sight. They worry about their own health and the health of their families.
As a physician working within our community, I feel that we need to do what we can to help in any way possible. As the owner of CrossRoads, it is my responsibility to protect our community, my staff at CrossRoads, my friends and colleagues at UHNBC and those that have and continue to support us.
Closing the restaurant for indoor/outdoor dining at a time when our health authority and our provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is imploring people to minimize contracts and to stay at home is the right thing for CrossRoads to do at this time. We may be the first breaker, and hopefully not alone in a circuit breaker strategy to flatten the curve and support our healthcare workers and the general population.”
Leiski says further updates will be posted on CrossRoad’s social media and CrossRoads hopes to reopen indoor dining as soon as possible.
