Calgary's rainy summer getting mixed reaction from businesses, agriculture sector

It’s been a wet summer so far in Calgary and the surrounding areas, with lots of rain and cooler temperatures.  Those two things are putting a damper on business for places like Calgary restaurant Porch, which relies on its patio to bring in patrons during the summer.  “It is unfortunate,” Porch bartender Yianni Kounougeris said. “We have been a little bit slower now because of this.” The patio isn’t the restaurant’s only outdoor feature. It also has a roof over half of its dining space and part of the bar that can fully open, giving customers a chance to soak in the summer weather.  “It really does provide that great patio atmosphere … almost to provide you with an escape, as if you were on vacation, like in Mexico or Hawaii,” Kounougeris said.  However, that patio stays closed when it rains. “Hopefully later in July, come Stampede, we’ll have nicer weather have somewhat of a summer,” Kounougeris said.  Yianni Kounougeris is a bartender at Calgary restaurant Porch. Over at Inglewood Golf and Curling Club, the wet weather is keeping people from hitting the links.  “We are down in rounds about 18 per cent compared to last year at this time,”…
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