Gatineau sports bar builds patio around fire hydrant
The Pêle-Mêle sports bar in Gatineau, Que., hoped to serve its customers around a fire hydrant, but city officials weren't very thirsty for the idea.
City bylaw requires a 1.5-metre radius of free space around all fire hydrants
A sports bar in Gatineau, Que., hoped to serve its customers around a fire hydrant, but city officials weren't very thirsty for the idea.
The newly-built raised patio at Pêle-Mêle in the city's Hull sector violated city by-laws because a fire hydrant sat in the middle, just popping above the patio's surface.
Gatineau city officials told CBC News the bar's owner never asked permission to build around the hydrant.
On Sunday, the bar acted in response by taking apart the patio. City officials said they would continue to investigate.