Vancouver city council has voted unanimously to support easing restrictions on restaurant patios during the COVID-19 crisis.
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said that outdoor seating could be a key component in getting dine-in service up and running, while maintaining coronavirus precautions.
The industry has been among the hardest hit by the pandemic, and dine-in customers have been banned since mid-March under a public health order.
The motion, proposed by Non-Partisan Association (NPA) Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, calls for city staff to look into a variety of “more flexible patio types,” which could include “utilization of curb lane, street, sidewalk and laneway space for extensions.” City staff have also been charged