Orange you glad we’re not red?

Hills COVID alert level downgraded

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Gatineau Hills businesses hard in different ways.

The bouldering and fitness gym in Wakefield has been closed more than it’s been open since it first opened its doors in 2019, and Nikosi Bistro Pub, also in Wakefield, had to dump 16 kegs worth of beer, which it wasn’t allowed to sell, down the drain.

Klimat manager Alex Fouquet hangs out in the Wakefield gym before its grand reopening on Feb. 22. The Low Down reached out to a mix of Gatineau Hills businesses to check in on operations since the Outaouais was downgraded from a red COVID-19 alert level to orange on Feb. 22. Hunter Cresswell photo