Montreal Admits Sudden Patio Closing During Busy Grand Prix Night Was Unacceptable

Published on June 10, 2024

The City of Montreal has launched an investigation and suspended an employee after fire prevention officers ordered a number of restaurants to shut their packed outdoor seating areas at dinner time during the busy Grand Prix weekend. Luc Rabouin, president of the city’s executive committee, admitted it was “unacceptable” that uniformed personnel forced restaurant owners to order their clients off the patios on Peel Street at around 9 p.m. on June 7 during one of the busiest nights of the year. “We were all shocked about that and even our general direction, the highest level at the City of Montreal, decided to launch an inquiry because it’s not usual and it’s not normal that something like that happened here in Montreal,” he told reporters on June 10 outside Ferreira Café, one of the restaurants affected....

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