Toronto Won't Rule Out Out Of Doors Haircuts, But Some Salons Say It Could Be Difficult
TORONTO -- As Toronto approaches four months of strict pandemic measures which have kept hair salons shuttered, health officials in the town say they aren't ruling out permitting haircuts and other such services to resume outdoors. Toronto's top doctor, Eileen de Villa, said this week that while the focus so far has been on outdoor dining and health, well being officials are open to contemplating other activities that might happen outdoors. The town is at present within the "gray-lockdown" zone of Ontario's color-coded pandemic plan, which allows some retailers to open with limits but solely permits eating places to do takeout and supply orders. Salon Vancouver being officials have asked the province to loosen a number of the restrictions on out of doors actions. Some Toronto salon owners, however, mentioned Thursday that although they're wanting to get back to work, doing so outdoors poses a number of logistical challenges. They noted the lack of out of doors house at many salons, notably in town's downtown, as effectively because the absence of electricity and water, which are required to scrub and blow-dry hair. What's extra, they mentioned stylists and their clients can be at the mercy of the weather. Tyler Moore, owner of Parlour Salon, which has three areas throughout the city. Even then, the number of stylists capable of work in that area would be limited, as would the kind of services they could offer, Moore said. Sonia Yarkhani, the owner of Evolve Salon, mentioned working outdoors would require a selected setup that will likely not be feasible for most salons. Going to the salon can also be an intimate expertise, and some purchasers could not take pleasure in having that moved out in the open, Yarkhani mentioned. Apart from the possible discomfort of inclement weather or lack of privacy, being outdoors additionally poses technical challenges in terms of engaged on hair, stated Dat Tran, who owns Album Hair in Toronto's east and west ends.
