Canadian Heritage committee  I would think that we will continue to use those items. Obviously that will be a person's choice whether they want to wear their masks in the arena, but they will still be offered as they walk through the door, and there will still be those expenses as well. As we move forward and levels of COVID start to drop or continue to drop, I would think that some of that stuff would probably be alleviated from the arena.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. I think once the provincial restrictions get eased hopefully this week, they'll reintroduce our ability to have food and beverages back in the arena.

Canadian Heritage committee  No. I believe that those expenses have already been incurred.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, they are.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say that is a fair statement.

Canadian Heritage committee  Obviously when there are unforeseen circumstances and postponements because of too many players on the team having the COVID-19 virus and we get into those protocols, it really does put a barrier on our system. We have to struggle to get in multiple games at the end of the season.

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe that we do have everything in place to return to normal, whatever that normal will be. We'll be here, ready and willing and excited for that to happen.

Canadian Heritage committee  For us, it would be about keeping people employed and keeping them in their jobs. We've obviously been able to benefit from some of the subsidies and programs that were put forth by the government. We would like to see another round of that immediately to carry us through another six months to a year.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a good question. I think that has a huge bearing on how we operate. We saw that from the start of the season, when we saw a significant drop in our attendance. There was a lot of uncertainty. Obviously, being part of the community, in reaching out and discussing it with a lot of our clients and customers, they've expressed the fact that they're just uncertain about coming into the building at this time.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think once we start moving in a direction where.... I think we'll see some of that with our provincial side here this week. That's what our hopes are. I think we'll see some more comfortableness of people moving in and out of our arena. You know, the way I look at it is that a lot of the time these companies that are struggling to support us corporately may also need more influx of other programs or subsidies to help them so that they can get their businesses moving in the right direction and they can promote themselves as well.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of Parliament. I would like to thank all of you for this opportunity to present to your committee today. Today in my presentation I'd like to talk about COVID-19 and the effects that it has had on the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Western Hockey League.