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There was a big Scandal this weekend in #Montreal that took place between the #Restaurant #Owners & The #Munipality / Fire department local authorities that showed up at the last minute during #Peaktime of operations and just before the #Kickoff of the #F1 #Weekend over setting outdoor terraces that are covered as the city is expecting rain over the city's busiest weekend of the year! The Point is that these restaurants have applied for permits & have invested thousands of dollars for this setting which is the same every year over the F1 weekend and is nothing new. This year and as stated above, at the peak time of evening operations and before the guests start arriving, the fire department has asked all restaurant owners to shut down these terraces stating that they are non-compliant with the fire safety rules! I want to pretend that the Fire department and local authorities are correct from their "Perspective", but from a #Hospitality #Tourism & A #Greaterbenefit for the #City and the #Country #Canada shall we ask if the following questions are valid : 1- Why other local authorities / Departments do give any permits instead of asking the #Restaurateurs to get an initial permit before all from the Fire department? 2- Considering the importance of tourism & As a means of support to this Sector that has suffered more than any other sector during the Covid and still, why the local authorities don't simply have a duty team that supervises the operations of those specific streets where this set up has taken place and simply see the people enjoying what the city has to offer and at the end this would be a #Success for the whole city ! 3 Why these authorities don't show up the first thing in the morning -If this decision is a must - to allow enough time for the restaurateurs to call and cancel their respective #Customers bookings? 4-Doesn't these businesses deserve a kind of #Compensation? Especially that the notices weren't given 24 or 48 hrs. in advance? Last but not least, the #Formulaone event is a very special #International event where many #Regulations should be at ease in order to maximize the benefits of hosting such an event in the city! Additionally, this type of event should be coordinated between the #Associationofrestaurants and the #Localauthorities #Municipality in advance and a better coordination between all of these parties is a must no doubt!
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5 个月Very informative