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PG restaurants given until end of 2024 to make temporary patios permanent

Downtown PG president Eoin Foley stated that another extension by the provincial government to give restaurant and bar owners more time to make their temporary outdoor patios permanent is much appreciated.

Originally, the application process was to expire at the end of this month but has been pushed back one final time to December 31st of 2024.

Foley, who owns Nancy O’s and Betulla Burning said any drafted plans will likely need to be seen by city officials as well.

“In most cases, it will have to go through your municipal government as well. Generally, you will architectural or engineered drawings to do that as a professional will need to take care of that aspect of it. It certainly is a bit of a drawback and a cost.”

“It does take a bit of work and with the extra weight that has been on the shoulders of restaurant and bar owners over the last few years it does (the extension) take a little pressure off some of those folks.”

Foley mentioned the extension will help the industry weather what has been a challenging time.

“We may not have those COVID restrictions on us anymore but we are feeling the pinch when it comes to massively rising costs of labour, labour shortages as well as product costs like food and alcohol being raised significantly.”

Temporary patios proved to be quite popular in PG during the height of the pandemic when indoor dining was halted due to provincial health restrictions.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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