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City of Montreal allows Ferreira Café terrasse and others on Peel Street to reopen today

by Lorraine Carpenter

“We were all shaken by the testimony of Ferreira Café, whose terrasse was closed last night by teams from the City of Montreal’s Fire Safety Service for safety reasons.”

Following the forced closure of the Ferreira Café terrasse by firefighters last night, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has confirmed that their terrasse, and others on Peel Street, will be able to reopen today.

Ferreira Café owner Sandra Ferreira released a video on Instagram last night as her patrons were being cleared from the terrasse. Today, Ferreira explained that in order to reopen, they had to remove the roof of their terrasse, which, she maintains, the city had previously given special permission for the restaurant to install.

“We were all shaken by the testimony from Ferreira Café, whose terrasse was closed last night by teams from the City of Montreal’s Fire Safety Service (SIM) for safety reasons. The responsibility of the Fire Safety Service is to ensure the safety of citizens and visitors. The SIM must ensure constant dialogue and continue the search for solutions to combine security and vitality of the businesses that we all love.”

City allows Ferreira Café and other Peel Street terrasses to reopen today

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following the closure of the alt weekly newspaper the Mirror, where she worked as a writer and editor for 12 years. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal and maintaining an independent voice in the Canadian media landscape.