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Reporter Randy Shore spoke to several employers recently who said they’ve been having trouble hiring and keeping employees on staff and, as a result, have had to close their restaurants entirely or partially to make up for it.

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Among the reasons being suggested for the trouble in hiring is the high cost of living and housing, which means employees are forced to live further out away from where the jobs are. And the jobs, unfortunately, don’t pay enough to make that commute worth the worker’s time.

“In almost 25 years in this business, I’ve never seen it this bad,” said chef Robert Belcham, owner of Vancouver’s Campagnolo, Campagnolo ROMA and Monarch Burger. “We have an entire industry that is struggling to find quality cooks.”