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While council recently voted to reallocate some of the remaining money, it ex- tended the program target- ed to help small- and medi- um-sized businesses through 2022, still provid- ing a grant of up to $2,500 per eligible business. Un- der a new "large venue" cat- egory, businesses with more than 200 seats can ap- ply through the same streams for up to $7,500 in assistance. Other streams include modifications for outdoor spaces and physical dis- tancing, as well as technol- ogy upgrades. Staff will be "pounding the pavement" and taking an "old-fashioned ap- proach" to highlight the of- fering in the new year. "What we learned is that we really have to go out and walk in the front door and present it," according to the city's director of economic development, Justin McFadden, who noted that overlap with other grant programs likely discour- aged uptake in some cases. The city has taken some of the remaining funds to match provincial funding for two ambassadors through the My Main Street Local Business Ac- celerator program. The ambassadors will provide business support in both uptown and in the universi- ty district to enhance busi- ness recovery. McFadden said the am- bassadors will be armed with $10,000 grants -- a total of 10 -- to help main street businesses with growth and startup improvements. Coun. Jeff Henry says it's something he looks for- ward to seeing the rubber hit the road on in the new year and hopes more busi- nesses consider "giving the gift of clean air and other COVID safety measures as we enter what unfortunate- ly appears to be another pretty bad wave." Ontario health officials recently changed recom- mendations on the use of hospital personal protec- tive equipment (PPE) in re- sponse to the highly trans- missible Omicron variant. Acknowledgment of the virus's airborne ability is critical, and long overdue, according to Dr. Abdu Shar- kawy, an infectious diseas- es consultant at the Univer- sity Health Network and as- sistant professor of medi- cine at the University of Toronto. "What matters most is the recognition that a more robust framework for level of protection of PPE and im- portance of optimal ventila- tion, is essential to control- ling ongoing transmission of this virus," Sharkawy said. - With files from the Toronto Star STORY BEHIND THE STORY: City council re- cently extended its relief program to help local busi- nesses with cost of capital upgrades such as air filtra- tion. The Chronicle wanted to speak with businesses about the upgrades and learn how they are making a difference. NEWS Continued from page 3 Businesses in Waterloo's uptown and university district could stand to benefit from grants being doled out by Main Street Ambassadors in 2022. Metroland file photo STAFF WILL BE 'POUNDING THE PAVEMENT' AND TAKING 'OLD-FASHIONED APPROACH'