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Montreal police will be making stops at bars in the Plateau and Ville-Marie from March 17 to 20.

With bars reopening at full capacity, and returning to pre-pandemic closing times, officers are planning to ramp up visibility and enforce remaining pandemic rules.

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All of Quebec's regions — including Montreal — will be designated COVID-19 green zones as of June 28. The news comes as residents continue to receive vaccine doses and COVID-19 cases fall dramatically.

Although the green level designation is the lowest of all alert levels in Quebec, occupancy limits, public health guidelines and other rules will continue to apply. Here's what you need to know.

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As our city officially moves into the yellow zone, we're seeing all kinds of changes. The newest one being that bars in Montreal can now stay open until 2 a.m.

Health Minister Dubé announced this news in a tweet on Monday night.

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Montreal is officially becoming a yellow zone this Monday, June 14. And, with that, come yellow zone rules.

As Quebec's new COVID-19 cases continue to decline and with the rules on gatherings, restaurants, gyms — and more — changing quickly, MTL Blog went through your DMs and answered your questions about what it means to be at a "Level 2–Early Warning (yellow)" alert level. 

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Montreal is a hotbed of ableism, especially when it comes to nightlife, says Alicia-Ann Pauld.

"In Montreal, one of the things that is most inaccessible, in my opinion, is nightlife," said the 23-year-old Concordia University student. "Things like bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, they are just so inaccessible for people with reduced mobility."

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Premier François Legault announced that Montreal will become a COVID-19 yellow zone on June 14, along with eight other regions, eliminating all orange and red zones in the province.

But what does moving to the yellow zone actually mean for our day-to-day lives? Here's what you need to know about yellow zone rules coming into effect on Monday.

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Following an outcry from restaurants and bars, Premier François Legault finally announced that Montreal terrasses will reopen. They'll open on May 28 for restaurants and June 11 for bars.

The news came with the announcement of Quebec's three-stage reopening plan, which is slated to be completed by the end of June.

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In a Thursday morning tweet, Mayor Valérie Plante shared that the city "hopes" to see Montreal terrasses open on June 1.

She cautioned, however, that the target date still needs approval from public health officials. The mayor said conversations are ongoing.

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At a press conference on Sunday, Premier François Legault shot down a recent demand issued by the Corporation des Propriétaires de Bars, Brasseries et Tavernes du Québec and the Union des Tenanciers de Bars du Québec that suggested the government should reopen Quebec restaurants and bars, among other red zone businesses, to people who have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

In response to a question about this demand, Legault said that it "would not be responsible" to reopen restaurants and bars in the red zone for the time being. 

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Based on what public health director, Dr. Mylène Drouin, said in a March 17 press conference, Montreal restaurants and bars will not be reopening for indoor dining any time soon.

The provincial government announced that gyms and live show venues would reopen in Montreal as of March 26, but Drouin said restaurants and bars are not in the same category.

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If there's one thing Montrealers love, it's a 5 à 7. That's why nothing pains us more than to see some of our favourite Montreal bars close their doors for good.

It's no secret that the lockdowns have been tough on all businesses, but bars and restaurants have had it incredibly tough.

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Bars and restaurants that have been violating COVID-19 rules better be careful this weekend as a massive police operation is soon to be underway. The Quebec government and police forces across the province will be spearheading the Opération Systématisée Comportements À Risque (OSCAR) to identify "where there might be problems of compliance with sanitary rules" in Quebec bars, according to a statement. 

This vast operation will be carried out in over 1,000 bars and restaurants across the province over the weekend of September 19. 

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