Alberta cities looking to keep patios open, and full, as winter approaches

Restaurateur Sal Howell – seen here in Calgary on Sept. 16, 2020 – who owns the River Cafe and Deane House, will be facing a tough winter for her restaurants when her patios shut down and the buildings can’t be filled to capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Now that the brisk fall breeze is in the air, all it takes is a breath or two to be reminded that patio season is coming to a close.

With Times Change being relatively modest in size and relying mostly on live music bookings to fill the space, Mr. Scoles says Beer Can helped it continue to support the local music community outdoors when indoor shows were not permitted. Times recently had its first live show in six months and he’s hoping to operate the pop-up bar until the end of October, weather permitting.

When it comes to al fresco dining, there are few establishments in Alberta that are quite as iconic as Calgary’s River Café. Proprietor Sal Howell and her team have been looking cautiously at the future and trying to find ways to keep their heads above water once the temperature dips significantly. Also recognizing that plexiglass dividers inside her restaurant would also hinder a dining experience, she has commissioned several custom large-scale wood-cut barriers to place throughout the room. The wooden structures better suit her restaurant’s aesthetic, but even with these new additions, River Café will be operating at only two-thirds seating capacity.

On the west coast, winter doesn’t loom as drearily over food and beverage business owners as it does in the Prairies, but with reduced seating capacity and plenty of grey, rainy days on the horizon it’s also not a cake walk.

This isn't the Swiss Alps.

I know! We could build walls around them and heat them and then they’d be........oh wait!

Not going to work in -35 temps

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