The Grand Forks Herald sat down with The Spud Jr. owner Justin LaRocque for 5 Questions this week to talk about his business, the historic building it sits in and more.
The Octagon Alcohol Group aims to make the Octagon an even safer place.
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The Octagon Alcohol Group was formed late last year in a bid to make the central city safer and more enjoyable place for people to be.
It now means serious offenders can be trespassed for six months from all inner city bars as part of a blanket trespass notice.
Andre Shi owns Vault 21, Catacombs Nightclub, Prohibition Smokehouse and Deja Vu Eats, which are all in central Dunedin.
The group was aimed to make the Octagon an even safer place, he said. In the past . violence happened, there s fights, increase of gang presence. At the same time potential drug dealing happening in the clubs as well.