Sunset Barrie Drive-in postpones reopening amid coronavirus pandemic

The Sunset Barrie Drive-in has postponed its reopening as Ontario slowly reopens amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The local drive-in was supposed to reopen on Friday, but it’s still getting everything in order and hopes to open as soon as possible, Brian Allen, owner of Premier Theaters, which operates Sunset Barrie, told Global News Thursday.

“We were planning for Friday, but we need a little more time to get our ducks in a row,” Allen said.

“It’s a day-to-day proposition. We’re going to be opening shortly.”

Allen said Sunset Barrie will be adopting a lot of strict COVID-19 protocols, including social distancing vehicles, sanitizing washrooms after use and adding portable restrooms that will be be cleaned after each use.

“We’re not able to open our concessions, which makes our business unsustainable without concession sales,” Allen said.

Allen said the drive-in is re-allocating employees to have more people enforcing social distancing and sanitizing.

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“We just want to make sure that everything is safe and orderly for opening before we actually make an announcement,” Allen finished.

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