More on the Drive-Thru Fuss

January 13, 2009
The city of St. John’s has stirred up quite the debate across the country with their moratorium on drive-thrus. Mayor Dennis O’Keefe says while they stand by their decision, St. John’s is open for business. He says they are not banning drive thrus, but putting a hold on permits for new ones unless [...]

Do drive-thrus snarl traffic?

Municipal officials say no traffic issues are critical; they work with restaurants when problems arise.
Published Tuesday January 13th, 2009
By Eric Lewis
Times & Transcript Staff
Is coffee tying up your morning drive to work?
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city, recently passed a motion prohibiting the establishment of new drive-thru restaurant operations unless businesses can prove to [...]

Bad business decision | Lab. City won’t take St. John’s lead on drive-thru issue: mayor

BY PAM MORRISSEY
The Aurora
St. John’s decision to enact a moratorium on drive-thrus in the capital city is creating a buzz in Labrador West.
Lab. City mayor Graham Letto said he understands the St. John’s city council need to deal with drive-thru issues – Labrador City has its own problems with the local Tim Horton’s drive-thru – [...]