Calgary patio weather good for business

Pubs and restaurants in the city opened their patios to sun seekers, and are reporting packed crowds this weekend.

The unusually warm January weekend has hot spots on 17th avenue cashing in.

Its usually busy inside but there are defiantly full patios now, said Justin KukuruDz from the Ship and Anchor.

Shannon Dressel from The National Beer Hall says they will be keeping their patio open as long as the weather allows.

Our patio is fully set, so are our neighbours over at the ship, so I think just because of the extra nice weather people are really taking advantage of it, said Drerssel, adding outdoor heaters are a big help.

Andrew Brassard, with Broken City, in the core, tells 660News, as soon as they opened their patio, about 10 tables filled up immediately.

He said it definitely took some work to get the patios ready.

We spend hours clearing the two feet of snow and ice off of it, said Brassard.

Still, some businesses arent able to get in on the sun seeker crowds telling 660News they are still buried under too much snow to make their patios work.

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Calgary patio weather good for business