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24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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63/100
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Summerland, B.C., is trying to get back on its feet after the Bald Range wildfire, but for some local businesses, the disruption is far from over.
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disruption → try → businesses
An ongoing water boil advisory is keeping restaurants like Zias Stonehouse Restaurant from reopening, adding another financial blow during what should be one of the busiest times of the year.
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what → keep → year
The fire did not destroy Zias, but the restaurant still cannot operate normally without safe, treated water.
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restaurant → destroy → water
“We wash all our vegetables, all the pop lines need to be flushed.
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lines → wash → vegetables
We will have to buy new product and not to mention people need water to drink,” said co-owner Shannon Ferlizza.
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Ferlizza → have → water
The closure is also putting food at risk of being wasted.
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closure → put → risk
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“This is our walk-in freezer that has all this food that we probably are going to have to throw out,” Ferlizza said.
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Ferlizza → get → that
And that means the financial impact is growing by the day.
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impact → mean → day
Just think, all this work grating all this cheese and it’s all going to go to the dump,” she said.
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she → think → dump
For Ferlizza, getting Zias reopened is also about making sure her employees can financially get through the shutdown.
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employees → get → shutdown
“They all want us to reopen as soon as possible.
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us → want → ?
They want to feel like they have a job and a place they call home,” she said.
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she → want → job
Summer is a critical time for many small businesses in Summerland, and losing even part of the season can have serious consequences.
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losing → lose → consequences
“Small businesses in town are decimated.
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businesses → decimate → town
They have taken a huge hit,” said Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes.
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Holmes → take → hit
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Montreal → fill → Jones
Rise in Nova Scotia shark sightings prompts calls for better beach monitoring
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Rise → prompt → monitoring
Calgary’s tech sector sees North America’s highest growth 3 years and counting
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sector → see → counting
- U.S. alcohol may go back on Manitoba shelves, but Kinew urges customers to buy
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Kinew → go → customers
Aviana Ferlizza, an employee at Zias, says the stakes are high for local businesses.
“For a lot of places it could mean closing their doors forever,” she said.
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she → say → doors
The boil-water advisory was put in place after the wildfire forced the District of Summerland to bypass its water treatment plant, allowing untreated water into the municipal system.
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wildfire → boil → system
For restaurants, that means reopening is not as simple as unlocking the doors.
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reopening → mean → doors
Without safe water, basic operations like food preparation, cleaning and providing drinking water become a major hurdle.
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operations → provide → water
And as Summerland works toward reopening, businesses are left waiting, hoping there is still enough summer left to recover.
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businesses → work → reopening
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