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St. Albert's Christian Johnson graduated from NAIT with training in computer repair and service. Now, he's taking his skills on the road with a mobile repair business.

“We moved the project forward because now we had time and so we could really focus on this."

Once Larson and Fink sort the chunks by colour, they toss them into a hopper where whirring gears shred them into puffy white beads. An auger crushes the beads into a steel box and compresses them to about 1/40th their original volume – enough to turn a slab the size of a phone booth into a rock-hard chunk the size of a coffee can.

Local roofing company Roe Roofing helped a family in need by donating a much-needed free roof. It couldn't have come at a better time.

To boost morale, the couple built 24 “COVID lamps” and gave them as gifts to shut-ins as a reminder that people care and light has a way of piercing the darkness.

“The majority of what we sell gets picked, packed and shipped within the same day ... there is no ability to weather challenging times and difficult storms by building inventory,” Hamer said.

Movie-lovers will be required to maintain physical distancing while directional arrows regulate traffic flow. Staff will serve food behind a Plexiglas shield.

Changes include distancing, sanitization and pre-registration

Despite a safe relaunch, arts practitioners are leery of COVID-19 spread