6 Downtown restaurant fires since July

Winnipeg’s restaurant community is reeling and rumours are swirling after half a dozen arson and suspicious fires in the downtown area in just a few months. Thida’s Thai Restaurant, Mae Sunee Thai Cuisine, Commonwealth Kitchen and Bar, Johnny G’s, Exchange Event Centre and Boujee Restaurant and Bar have all been damaged or destroyed by flames. Shaun Jeffrey at the Manitoba Restaurant Association says it’s very concerning but also extremely frustrating. I’ll go even further…this is really scary! And while I’ll wait for the Major Crimes Unit to finish investigating, something really stinks here. After pressure from me and other members of the media, police are expected to give an update on the investigation in the next week or two, at the urging of may

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