Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante confirmed the terraces on Peel Street that were abruptly shut down during Grand Prix weekend can reopen with tents.
The mayor reached a deal after meeting with the merchants to find a solution “while respecting fire safety standards, the highway code and the standards governing the major worksite to repair the century-old drinking water and sewer infrastructures on rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest,” the city said in a news release.
Montreal fire department inspectors controversially closed down multiple terraces on one of the busiest nights of the year for bars and restaurants citing fire code violations.
The city says the covered terraces will now be able to reopen all summer long.
Plante is set to hold a news conference Thursday morning to discuss the deal.
Two fire department workers have been suspended in the wake of the controversy as an internal investigation into the incident is ongoing.
More to come.