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.
