City of Castlegar Brings Business Outdoors
The City of Castlegar approved a Sidewalk Vendor Bylaw which supports outdoor patios and vending. The new Bylaw replaces the Open Streets Pilot Project by introducing specifications for storefront retail and patios and providing certainty by creating a long-term program through regulation. Open Streets was initiated in 2020 and extended to 2021 in response to the COVID-19