At the October 26, 2020 Council meeting, Mayor and Council voted unanimously to make alcohol consumption in certain City locations permanent. Alcohol may be consumed in designated areas from 11:00am to dusk, seven days a week. Please refer to the map below for locations.
This initiative is part of Council’s commitment to make life a little easier during COVID-19 by giving residents the opportunity to use these spaces as extensions of their own backyards. Mayor Buchanan and members of Council are dedicated to creating a vibrant, connected and prosperous City, and their decision made the City the first municipality in the province to allow the consumption of alcohol in designated outdoor spaces.
The initial pilot project ran from June 22 – October 15, 2020, and received overwhelming support from both residents and businesses.