La Microdistillerie, a bar in Sherbrooke, is trying to clear its name after local police claimed to have witnessed over 200 people in the establishment last weekend skirting several of Quebec’s health and safety measures.
The Sherbrooke Police Service (SPS) reportedly walked into the building at 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 7 to see many patrons not wearing masks or respecting physical distance rules. They also claimed people fled when officers entered the establishment.
On Wednesday, the bar’s owners revealed it hired a PR firm, Local9, to counter the accusations made by the police. La Microdistillerie sent out a mass press release with video attachments to prove the allegations submitted by the SPS are unfounded.
Sherbrooke bar counters police claims of breaking pandemic guidelines
By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter