The hubby and I were posted to Winnipeg from 1998 through 2003. I like to say that after spending 5 winters in the ‘peg, I’ve done my time in purgatory and will immediately be going straight to heaven. Other than meeting some amazing people while we were there, one thing we really loved about Winnipeg was the variety of different restaurants in the city. Pick and ethnicity and you’ll likely find a restaurant where you can nosh on your favourite nibbles.

While watching the CTV news in Winnipeg tonight I caught a story on the Diner’s Digest website. This site lists all restaurants with health infractions that resulted in the restaurant’s closure. Restaurants will be listed for a year. There’s also a link to restaurants convicted of violations along with the fines levied.

The closures list includes restaurants that were closed due to fires, broken dishwashers, and rodent or other pest infestations. I’m the curious sort so I had to check out the site and determine how many of the restaurants on the list that I’d eaten at in the past. I’m happy to report that I’ve not eaten at any of the restaurants on the convictions list. I wasn’t so lucky when it came to the closures list. On the bright side, of the two restaurants on the list we’d routinely eaten at, one was closed due to a fire while the other was closed due to flooding. At least their food handling wasn’t in question…

It’s a very interesting concept and I for one would be interested in seeing a similar list made available in Edmonton. I do sympathize with the restaurants that appear on the list due to issues such as fire damage and can understand their complaint about the site. Despite the reasons for closure being listed on the .pdf file, owners are concerned that prospective clients won’t take the time to read the reason behind the closure before deciding whether or not to partronize their establishment.

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