Jasper Ave bar owner facing patio problems with Edmonton City Hall
A bar along Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue is facing patio problems with the city.
Elliott Knopp/CItyNEWS reports reports.
Rob Browatzke, co-owner of Evo, is frustrated his bar won’t be allowed to build the patio he envisioned when he relocated to Jasper Avenue last year.
Last summer, while the area was taken over by construction crews, the sidewalks were being expanded.
He thought the wait would be worth it and was ready to pay the city’s new fee for a patio big enough to take up the entire patch of sidewalk in front of the bar and the walking path closer to the road.
But the city is only approving a much smaller patio which he says would be a tight squeeze for customers and employees.
“The city just really needs to get their act together, and they need to communicate clearly what their vision is,” says Browatzke.
By Edmonton CityNews Staff
Posted April 24, 2026 4:45 pm.
Last Updated April 24, 2026 7:36 pm.
