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Jack Syverson (left), John Sampson, Leah Dingman, Mackenzie Jackson and Matt O’Neill have some drinks as they get together on the patio at Bar Italia on Saturday afternoon. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)
You could say it was the luck of the Irish coming a few days before St. Patrick s Day for many restaurant patio owners across the city.
You could say it was the luck of the Irish coming a few days before St. Patrick s Day for many restaurant patio owners across the city.
After pandemic restrictions in place since last October prevented Manitobans from going to a restaurant or licensed premise and sitting down with someone other than their family, Saturday was the first day people could sit with up to five friends from different households at a table on an outdoor patio.
Patio problems: Winnipeg business owners ponder options after flat winter season, unclear COVID summer
The City of Winnipeg s plans to help restaurants open up patios during COVID-19 aren t quite hitting the mark since no one opened their winter patios, and the charge for this year s temporary permit is a cost some can t afford.
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