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coffee
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coffee
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Why will stores be open tomorrow
4/12/2022 at 8:23 PM

No one should be on the roads tomorrow. So why aren't stores closed tomorrow? To the store mangers you will be putting your staff in danger. No one should be shopping, so it would not be worth it to have your staff to be working. Please close and keep your staff safe.

Edited by coffee, 2022-04-12 20:26:35
p1
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p1
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why not
4/12/2022 at 8:31 PM

all depends on the conditions if it not that bad it should be business as usual. as long as roads are half decent people can still get to work.
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4/12/2022 at 9:00 PM

For the same reason they were open through a two year global pandemic..It’s an essential service. Why would they close? Stores and other businesses don’t shut down every time it snows in Manitoba.
MBTONY
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MBTONY
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most stores
4/12/2022 at 9:17 PM

Are part of a franchise group or corporately owned, The corporate store managers simply don’t tell their staff to come in, and the franchise stores have rules to follow and the same applies to them, unfortunately we just don’t close the store and tell the staff not to come in.
NoCares
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Jannsbd
4/12/2022 at 9:20 PM

The world doesnt stop with the weather.

I have to walk to work. I do not get a "snow day" nor do my bills take a snow day. I need to make money.
Oryx
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The World Goes On
4/12/2022 at 9:40 PM

coffee said "No one should be on the roads tomorrow. So why aren't stores closed tomorrow? To the store mangers you will be putting your staff in danger. No one should be shopping, so it would not be worth it to have your staff to be working. Please close and keep your staff safe.

Edited by coffee, 2022-04-12 20:26:35"
Stores aren't closed because we don't know what the storms will bring and people need to work in order to earn a paycheque. If a staff member can't make it in due to the storm... then so be it. Business carries on.
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With
4/12/2022 at 9:40 PM

Highways being closed at midnight (or sooner if the snow starts earlier) tonight, that may limit who can shop and even who can work tomorrow morning. I'm not surprised that stores stay open. Why not, if some staff can get there to work. For myself, I fully expect to be home the next 2 days. I will happily take 2 unpaid days rather than have to try and get to work through 2 ft of snow with zero visibility .
Spades!!
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Spades!!
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There are lots of businesses or Institutions that ate always open
4/12/2022 at 9:45 PM

Hospitals, personal care homes, emergency crews and businesses that provide home care to name a few are places that never shut down. Staff are expected to make arrangements ahead of time to be available to work.
Gussins
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What
4/13/2022 at 1:55 AM

Spades!! said "Hospitals, personal care homes, emergency crews and businesses that provide home care to name a few are places that never shut down. Staff are expected to make arrangements ahead of time to be available to work. "
arrangements can be made ahead of time to be available for work if the streets are not navigable? A helicopter rental?
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Nurses
4/13/2022 at 3:31 AM

For example-nurses have said they have packed a bag and are planning to stay at their place of work from yesterday afternoon through to Friday. That way they are available for their shifts. I don't think anyone expects a walmart or sobeys employee to take that same action. I hope not.
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Also
4/13/2022 at 5:59 AM

Roads to close. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-rcmp-highways-storm-1.6417942
Iceman69
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Wow.
4/13/2022 at 6:35 AM

Poor visibility already and the snow just started!

Stay home people. Highways will be closed in no time.
Adam

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Open
4/13/2022 at 6:42 AM

Different situations by store…

-Some are essential
-Some are smaller and more nimble and have the flexibility to go with a “wait and see” approach into today and adapt quickly, maximizing open time
-Some don’t get to make these decisions locally (this isn’t like COVID where Toronto head office making decisions for coast to coast was experiencing the same thing we are here)
-Some have employees and a disproportionate customer base with jacked up 4x4s complete with snow blade on the front

I’m trying to keep in mind just how unusual this is as a weather event in terms of intensity and in terms of catching people in “Spring” mode. Some orgs were proactive yesterday after seeing confidence and consistency in forecasts and images from North Dakota, I think you’ll see quite a bit more follow suit today when it’s clear how quickly this is already deteriorating this AM a la the forecast.

Other aspect of this is supply chain issues for a few days. Stores that rely on regular trucks coming in aren’t necessarily going to have that luxury for a little bit. Triple whammy of little staff, few customers and less to sell them could make for quite the challenging retail environment for some.

Be safe all. City and especially side streets get cut off pretty good when we get quick 15cm snowfalls. Anywhere near double that is going to be a mess.
Spades!!
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Spades!!
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Lots of places have a policy around managing storms
4/13/2022 at 8:46 AM

Gussins said "arrangements can be made ahead of time to be available for work if the streets are not navigable? A helicopter rental? "
Arrangements people can make i:nclude but not an exhausted list: stay in town with family/friends or co-workers so that they do not have to drive the highways during bad snow days. I just read that Tim Horton's had closed the Hwy 1 branch and moved employees around so that the other two branches have staff to manage. Any essential business may keep a list of staff who have vehicles/snowmobiles that can be used to pick up staff and take them to work. I worked with a Nurse who was in charge of a small facility in rural Manitoba. She lived on a farm and had to get to work. She had someone take her into work via tractor that was driven across a field to town. I am sure other people have stories.

Normally sarcasm doesn't bother me but since covid people have gone overboard and come across rude and disrespectful. I was looking at a few social media outlets on weather/road reports. Wow the sarcasm is way too much. People are commenting about this being overblown and blasting those people giving us weather report/updates because their reports weren't 100% accurate need to take a step back and check their thoughts. This is obviously a slow moving system and mother nature holds all the cards. Some of which we can't possibly predict.

Stay safe everyone and please be kind.
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Mall
4/13/2022 at 1:35 PM

Cross-posting for relevancy. From the embed below, the Mall is closing a couple hours early at 6pm in stead of normal Wednesday hours that would be to 8:
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Coop
4/13/2022 at 3:52 PM

Heritage Coop food stores and gas bars closing early... see below for new hours tonight:
Our locations will be closing early to ensure our Team Members get home safely. We will continue to share any updates. #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/hVwR8PEIXg
— HeritageCoopLtd (@HeritageCoopLtd) April 13, 2022
rdp
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Personally
4/13/2022 at 6:31 PM

I don’t understand why everyone is closing. We just had winter for 6 months lol. This isn’t Vancouver or Florida are we not prepared for this every year for half the year. I get yes if you have staff coming from out of town then they should stay home but any staff from in town I’m sure would be ok but who am I to know lmao