An Inside Look At How Downtown Montreal Bars Are Dealing With COVID (VIDEO)

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An Inside Look At How Downtown Montreal Bars Are Dealing With COVID (VIDEO)
MTL Blog
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As Montreal’s phases allowed malls and restaurants to reopen, bars have had a rough time. Alex Melki looks into how Montreal’s nightlife is surviving or being left behind by the city. The owners of McKibbins and Brutopia speak out.

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  • Alex  Melki
  • Alex Melki was a Producer and Video Host at Narcity Media. Alex began as a writer and video host at MTL Blog while completing a degree in journalism at Montreal's Concordia University. After a few years of developing his on-screen personality in the world of corporate marketing and communications, he returned to Narcity to begin co-building the video department. Developing multiple video products for News, Entertainment, Food, and everything in-between, Alex's proficiency and passion for video is at the core of who he is. When he's not in front of the camera, the Montreal native is playing video games, watching “so bad they're good" B-movies, and looking for new music.

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