“The economic impact is large. It just doesn't seem fair that an entire industry is going to get destroyed as collateral damage for someone else's decisions.”
B.C. cannabis stores have already begun shutting down as their only supply source has been cut off by a 10-day-old B.C. General Employees Union strike at government distribution warehouses.
On Wednesday, Burb, which has five retail outlets, shut down one of its two Port Coquitlam stores and another in Port Moody, which will put about 20-to-25 people out of work. The remnants of inventory at those two stores are being transferred to its other Port Coquitlam store. Depending on volumes of customers it might keep that store open another week.