The Dalton Bar, which is part of the same complex, will also keep its doors permanently closed.
Financial difficulties are behind this decision to close down, according to the manager of the company, Marc Belzile.
It is not only because of the pandemic, but it is sure that the pandemic has given the last stab.
He explains that customers have been getting scarcer since the start of the year and that the pandemic has made the situation worse.
We saw what happened in Europe, then it is the same phenomenon that occurs here. Then, there are not necessarily customers who go to these places to go party. They will rather go to traditional bars or bistros. So the future of nightclubs, in times of pandemic, there is none
, supports the manager.
The Retro 50 was an institution in Rimouski. Mr. Belzile would like to thank his regular customers.
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, says Marc Belzile.
Marc Belzile pointed out that the Retro 50 and Dalton Bar team are working on another project, but that they are not ready to reveal the content for the moment.
Pandemic results in further downtown closings
The Retro 50 and the Dalton Bar are not the only ones to close in Rimouski because of the consequences of the health crisis.
Café Bistro St-Louis also announced its closure on its Facebook page.
The company mentions the pandemic and a restructuring to explain its decision.
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