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Toronto showing the delights of drive-in events in times of Covid-19

In Toronto, you no longer have to step out of the safety of your car to enjoy music concerts, exhibitions and movies

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Several concerts at CityView scheduled in August are already sold out

Indira Kannan Toronto
At a time of social distancing mandated by Covid-19, how can people still gather in one place, but stay apart from each other? In a throwback to the 1950s and ’60s, drive-in venues are making a comeback, with Toronto leading the way in showing the range of activities they can be used for.
 
As Toronto locked down earlier this year, Charles Khabouth, labelled the city’s nightclub king, had to scramble to salvage his business. In a little over two months, his company INK Entertainment, set up CityView, a downtown drive-in venue located on the shore of Lake Ontario. It opened