Safely discover Ontario when the time is right. For the most up-to-date information on where and when it is safe to travel please visit: covid-19.ontario.ca.
Do your part by following public health advice. It is important to wear a face mask or covering, practice physical distancing, and wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
Visit some of the Sioux Lookout/Hudson and area retail shops and restaurants that are currently offering take-out, delivery, curbside pickup or patio dining. Want to be included? Please fill out this form. Feel free to email Tracey with any questions.
In Sunset Country, there are many small local businesses who depend on our support. Today, it's more important than ever to shop locally.
Please consider supporting the following businesses in the Sioux Lookout area.
RESTAURANTS
Restaurants have been offering delivery or curbside pickup meals, as well as outdoor and indoor dining. There are many options to choose from and you can even order alcohol to go with your meal! Let’s continue to show support to our friends in the food & beverage industry. Here’s a list of those restaurants that are currently open in some capacity:
Fair Convenience
807-737-7220 • Email
Offering: A small restaurant with a couple of shelves of grocery items. We sell fast food with homemade hamburgers. Ice cream, slushies, candy, and a great selection of milkshakes. We do not do delivery but you call us and we will have it ready.
Guidelines: During this COVID-19 time we prefer that you call ahead and order but its all good to stop in and order to. We do not require you to wear a mask but if you feel that you should, by all means, do so. We take cash or debit/credit card but do not have tap. We ask that you respect one another's personal space.
Retail Shops
Many of our local shops have been offering online shopping and curbside pick-up, and many of them are now open for in-person shopping. Please be considerate and follow their guidelines. It's for the employees and your own safety. Indulge yourself with a variety of shopping throughout the town and discover locally made items, sporting equipment, trendy clothing stores and much more.
Anderson's Lodge
807-737-1279 • Email • Website
Offering: Gift and tackle shop offering a full selection of fishing tackle, rods and reels, rain gear, various clothing.
Guidelines: Our retail store is controlled entry with protective shields at checkout, social distancing markers on the floor, and rigorous sanitization.
Dori's Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop
807-737-3674 • Email • Facebook
Offering: The studio is closed to the public but Dori is still sewing away! Contact her
via phone or email for orders. Safe curbside pickup is available. She's available Mon - Fri from 9 am-5 pm. Check her Facebook page for more info.
Dr. Suzanne Lockyer - Optometrist
807-221-2020 • Email • Facebook
Offering: The Sioux Lookout office is currently closed. Emergency eye care is available at the Dryden office by appointment. If you need to pick up glasses or contacts, need a repair or have any other questions, you can leave a voicemail message or send a Facebook message. Check out our Facebook page for more information and updates.
Gillons Insurance
800-465-7797 • Email • Website
Offering: Offices are closed to the public but you can reach your broker via phone or email. If you do not know your broker's contact information call the main number below and someone will assist you. Open Mon - Thurs from 8 am - 5 pm and from 8 am - 4 pm on Fri.
Home Hardware Building Centre
807-737-1950 • Email • Website
Offering: The doors are open but a limited number of people may enter the store at a time. Proper social distancing protocols must be followed while you are in the store. You can contact them for pick up and delivery inquiries. Open Mon - Fri from 8 am - 5:30 pm with the yard closing at 5 pm. Regular hours are expected to begin on May 19th. Check their Facebook page for updates!
Hub Transit
807-738-1844 • Email • Facebook
Offering: Currently offering transportation around Sioux Lookout Mon-Fri from 8 am - 5 pm. Call for service or for more information. You can check the Hub Transit's Facebook page for updates and route information, as well as their website for more information.
Ireland's Jewellery
807-938-5880 • Email • Website
Offering: Ireland's is open 10 am - 5:30 pm 6 days a week! There is a limit of five people (including Ralph) in the store at a time. Please follow social distancing protocols and avoid coming in if you have a cough, fever, or have travelled out of province in the last two weeks. Hand sanitizer is provided prior to using the point of sale machine. There is an overnight wait on watch battery replacements and adjustments as we sanitize before and after we work on them.
J.N. Webb & Sons Ltd
807-274-5613 • Email • Website
Offering: Wholesale groceries foodservice and retail check us out online webbswholesale.ca
Guidelines: Order online or by phone, no entry to the building we will bring out to your car we accept visa or MasterCard. Please practice social distancing when picking up the order.
Madsen Motors
807-737-1450 • Email • Website
Offering: We’re here to help! Our doors are closed to the public however staff are available by phone, email, and text from 8 am - 5 pm, Mon-Fri. Service appointments are available with touchless drop off and pickup. Parts are available by email and phone with curbside pickup. You can view our inventory at www.madsengm.com and sales consultations and test drives are available by appointment.
Mascotto's Marine Ltd
807-737-1770 • Email • Website
Offering: Fuel & Propane are open with a limited number of people in the store, and must follow social distancing protocols. Marine / Power Equipment Sales & Service Support available by appointment. Parts available by phone order or email. Contact Bruce for more information.
McTaggarts
807-737-2090 • Email • Website • Facebook
Offering: Open Mon-Fri from 10am-2pm. Phone in your order or connect with Laura
over social media and email. Orders can be picked up via curbside pick up. Check out the McTaggarts Sioux Lookout Facebook page for updates and product pictures!
Municipality of Sioux Lookout
807-737-2700 • Email • Website
Offering: All Municipal facilities, with the exception of the Airport Terminal and the Hidden Lake Landfill site, remain closed to the public at this time. These closures are regularly being reviewed in light of public health updates and recommendations. The Municipality continues to provide essential services (water and sewer services, garbage and recycling collection, etc.). Council has given relief from late payment fees/charges on monies currently owed to the Municipality, until June 30th. Monies are still due and payable, but people will not incur interest on overdue accounts between April 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020. We also have several ways to arrange for invoice/taxes payments. We encourage members of the public to visit our dedicated web page for current information. Things are changing quickly with respect to COVID-19 and the reopening of businesses, recreational facilities, and other facilities and outdoor spaces is occurring in a staged approach in Ontario; therefore, we recommend that people check our website often. We also do our best to ensure that information that is posted on our website is also cross-posted on our social media channels – Facebook and Twitter.
Signatures Signs & Stitchery
807-737-2444 • Email • Website
Offering: The storefront is currently closed to the public but you can still place orders over the phone and by email Mon-Fri from 9 am - 5 pm. Pick up and delivery are available. Sign installation is still available as long as proper social distancing
protocols are followed.
Sioux Mountain Realty Inc., Brokerage
807-737-8100 • Email • Website
Offering: While the office is closed, you can still get in touch and make an appointment via phone and email. Check out their website for more information on current listings.
Sioux-Hudson Employment Services
807-737-1672 • Email • Website
Offering: The team at Sioux-Hudson Employment Services is ready to provide professional and confidential assistance with the writing and updating of cover letters and resumes, free printing services, and interview preparation (in-person and virtual), They provide job search assistance and development as well as access to a variety of Employment Ontario funded programming such as wage subsidies, funding to purchase essentials for the job, paid pre-employment life skills training, information regarding federal and provincial Covid-19 support programs for both employees and employers as well as information regarding personal protective measures in the workplace. You can find a listing of available jobs in Sioux Lookout and the area on their website.. job posting and recruitment services are available to employers.
Slate Falls Airways
807-737-3640 • Email • Website
Offering: SFA is operating a reduced scheduled service but is still open for passenger and cargo charters. Enhanced sanitation and other procedures are in place in our aircraft and in our office and waiting areas. We are fully compliant with Transport Canada regulations regarding screening, face masks, etc. If you have any questions or concerns please email covid19@slatefallsair.com or call our office at 737-3640.
The Sioux Lookout Bulletin
807-737-3209 • Email • Website
Offering: Office open, however, emails and phone calls preferred at this time. The Sioux Lookout Bulletin continues to provide the Sioux Lookout area with local news and updates and continues to be available to assist in advertising products, services, and announcements to the community.
VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES/ONLINE EVENTS
Our plans may have changed considerably over the last few months, but we can now experience many events online. As events and experiences become available, watch for more listings below.
For more information on Sioux Lookout, please visit the Sioux Lookout Chamber of Commerce or the Municipality of Sioux Lookout.
