Bar owner angry about temporary bar
The owner of Turbo Haüs on St‑Denis is angry that a temporary bar was placed outside his bar during Nuit Blanche. The Apik event, which uses the slope down St‑Denis from Sherbrooke as a snow slide – I don’t know how they made it work this year – was responsible, but so was the street’s SDC, which has cobbled together a weak excuse. You would think the primary purpose of the SDC would be to protect and support the businesses in the area, but apparently not so much.
The owner is Sergio Da Silva, and his bar was the one fighting a noise complaint a few months ago.
DeWolf 11:11 on 2024-03-04 Permalink
There’s a thread about this on Reddit in which a bunch of angryphones are somehow arguing that this is a conspiracy by a corrupt city council that wants to shut down Turbo Haüs because it’s run by an anglo.
Sounds like Apik got greedy and the SDC decided to screw over its own members in exchange for a cut of the liquor revenue. You’d think a merchant’s association would be like, hold on, we’ll get a liquor licence but how about we let our members sell booze on the street instead of a corporate vendor?
Ian 11:34 on 2024-03-04 Permalink
Either way, somebody’s making money, and it’s not the local business. More rent-seeking behaviour but this time from the SDC.
walkerp 16:06 on 2024-03-04 Permalink
My money would be simply on an oversight, one hand not seeing what the other is doing. No need to get all conspiratorial.
Kate 16:31 on 2024-03-04 Permalink
I wasn’t thinking malice, just stupidity. But stupidity can do damage too.
Ian 13:32 on 2024-03-05 Permalink
Fair enough, but I can also see why teh bar owner is furious. It’s a hell of an oversight.
CE 16:18 on 2024-03-05 Permalink
Definitely a good time for Hanlon’s Razor: Never Attribute to Malice That Which is Adequately Explained by Stupidity.
bob 17:37 on 2024-03-05 Permalink
¿Por qué no los dos?