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Awesome and very welcome news!

Edmonton establishments cheer fewer patio regulations
Here’s to relaxed regulations.

On Sunday, the province announced loosened laws around the set-up of outdoor patios at licensed establishments.

Gone are rules about one-metre walls fencing around patios. Businesses can now define the outdoor space using plants or other furniture.

That’s good news to Hudsons Canada's Pub assistant manager Shastina Hayward, who said their large glass and brick enclosure can sometimes obscure the patio, particularly during the winter.

“It makes our patio very hard to see from the street. So hopefully that will provide some more options,” she said.

They can also allow customers to access the patio from the street, instead of only from inside the establishment.

“Anytime there’s a little bit more accessibility I’d say that’s a good thing,” said Shawn Harrison, a senior manager at Craft Beer Market.

Furthermore, outdoor patios no longer have to be attached to an indoor bar.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2017/07/09/establishments-cheer-fewer-patio-regulations.html

Finance Minister announces new patio policies in Alberta
As the patio season begins to heat up in Calgary, the province on Sunday announced new policies they say will enhance the experience for patrons, letting minors and adults alike kick back, relax and enjoy the sunshine.

Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci said the new rules cut red tape around patios, creating fewer restrictions to give licensed venues the power to provide the experience customers want.

Previously, patios had to be attached to the licensed venue, but now they can be just about anywhere, including four floors above the main venue such as the King Eddy rooftop patio, where the new policies were announced.

The change will let businesses take more advantage of the character and uniqueness of their buildings.

There will also no longer be a restriction on having a one-metre-high enclosure around the patio area. Instead, venues can use items such as potted plants, rope or furniture to define the patio space. However, the indicator must be above ground level, so just having a painted line would not be sufficient.

This, said the province, will allow venues to take full advantage of the design of their space and give it more curb appeal, inviting patrons in.

“The AGLC has listened to industry and given them greater control over premises while ensuring safety and social responsibility are well maintained,” said Alain Maisonneuve, acting president and CEO of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission.

“Changes like this are what help businesses attract clientele and build success.”

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/finance+minister+announces+patio+policies+alberta/13638998/story.html
 
Paula Simons: Here's a toast to setting our sidewalk cafes free
Raise a toast! Charge your glasses!

This week, we drink to the decision to liberate our summer decks from the surly bonds of Prohibition. Finance Minister Joe Ceci announced Sunday that Alberta’s arcane rules governing the consumption of alcohol on outdoor patios have been relaxed.

Until this week, no restaurant or bar could operate a sidewalk cafe unless it was enclosed in a one-metre-high fence or barricade. No one could just enter a patio and sit down. You could only access them by walking inside a restaurant first, then back out again.

Restaurant and bar owners will no longer have to go to the expense of building and fencing a patio. Instead, owners will be able to mark out a patio space with dividers such as planters or ropes and stanchions. And licensed patios won’t have to be physically connected to the interior of restaurants.

You’ll be able — gasp — to step right from the street onto the patio!

Even more radical? Servers bringing you your beer or sangria can now step right out the front door of the restaurant, on the public sidewalk, to hand you your libation.

Civilization will not crumble. It might actually get a little bit more urbane.

Matt Phillips is the co-owner of Northern Chicken, which opened last fall on 124 Street, and doesn’t have a patio —yet. But Phillips hopes to take advantage of the new rules to open a 12-seat outdoor dining area this summer, using planters and ropes to mark the licensed area.

“It’s just wonderful news for us and for the industry,” he says. “124th Street is just a beautiful place. Blocking it off with metre-high walls would have been a shame.”

http://edmontonjournal.com/business...es-a-toast-to-setting-our-sidewalk-cafes-free

New patio policy loosens restrictions on Alberta bars and restaurants
The Alberta government says a new policy allows restaurants and bars greater control over their patios.

The new patio rules mean restaurant and bar owners will determine a patio’s size, design, where customers enter and exit, and defines how sidewalk patios can be opened and operated.

The government said the new policy allows venues to take advantage of the unique character of their buildings.

“Albertans enjoy the outdoors and patios are great meeting places for Albertans to enjoy themselves. They make our neighbourhoods welcoming and vibrant,” Finance Minister Joe Ceci said.

“This policy makes life better for businesses and patrons alike by allowing for types of patios that recognize the unique character of the building, neighbourhood and customers.”

http://globalnews.ca/news/3585764/n...s-restrictions-on-alberta-bar-and-restaurant/
 
Bianco (from the people behind Rosso I believe) is now open, and this patio should be soon too from the look of it.

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