Chris Goertzen: Liquor Licences

Prohibition Laws Dept: "I think this busts a lot of people's myths about Steinbach. We're young and we're growing," said Goertzen, who owns a specialty grocery and caf in Steinbach called Main Bread and Butter, along with his brother, Robert, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The vote was prompted by an application from Boston Pizza to open a restaurant in Steinbach -- but only if it could obtain a lounge licence. Boston Pizza announced Thursday it will proceed with the construction of a $1-million restaurant. It should be open within a year and is expected to employ about 60 people and steinbach residents have voted more than two-to-one to relax its liquor bylaws, a move Mayor Chris Goertzen called a reflection of the city's changing demographic. Steinbach residents voted to allow liquor licences for cocktail lounges and beverage rooms, as well as private clubs, by a 70 per cent majority in Wednesday's referendum. The vote essentially wipes out the last prohibition laws remaining in Steinbach. The vote is binding on the city council. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.