Some Ontario Beer Stores Will Actually Open On Labour Day For The First Time Ever In 2019
Is there anything worse than forgetting to pick up beer before the Labour Day holiday and having to spend the whole weekend sober? No, the answer is no! Thankfully, that won't be a problem this weekend as, for the first time ever, The Beer Store Labour Day weekend schedule will see several of its locations stay open through the long weekend.
It's an end-of-summer miracle!
The Beer Store recently released a list of 63 locations that will be open for business during the holiday on Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., across Ontario.
Wow, that's awesome! But, wait, it gets better. The Beer Store announced that in addition to keeping locations open through Labour Day, all 452 locations will be remaining open on Sept. 1 until 6 p.m.
According to CTV, The Beer Store made its decision to remain open during the holiday after receiving feedback from the public. Doug Ford's provincial government has been locked in a heated battle with The Beer Store over its plan to sell beer and wine in the province's corner stores.
The Toronto Sun reported last week that Finance Minister Rod Philips, who took over the task in June, had decided to take a less aggressive approach to solve the issue.
"I am looking forward to sitting down with the CEOs of the three major breweries," Phillips explained of the meetings scheduled this month with the major breweries that run The Beer Store.
The company has a contract with the government that runs through 2024, allowing them to be the sole retailer of 12 and 24 packs.
Here is a list of the stores that will be open this weekend:
- 2153 St. Clair Avenue, Toronto
- 2625A Weston Road, Toronto
- 500 Dupont Street, Toronto
- 3524 Dundas Street West, Toronto
- 70 Weber Street North, Waterloo
- 624 King Street North, Waterloo
- 3950 Brock Street North, Whitby
- 2380 Walker Road, Windsor
- 8150 Tecumseh Boulevard East, Windsor
- 911 Dundas Street East, Woodstock
- 529 Oakwood Avenue, York
- 161 Young Street, Alliston
- 95 Commercial Plaza, Ajax
- 198 Queen Street East, Brampton
- 80 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton
- 30 Anne Street South, Barrie
- 640 Yonge Street, Barrie
- 195 King Street East, Bowmanville
- 113 Station Street, Belleville
- 280 Murray Street, Brantford
- 396 Elizabeth Street, Burlington
- 200 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge
- 150 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge
- 132 Richmond Street, Chatham
- 476 Division Street, Cobourg
- 415 First Street, Collingwood
- 838 Sydney Street, Cornwall
- 18307 Yonge Street Unit 1, East Gwillimbury
- 1530 Albion Road, Etobicoke
- 236 Guelph Street, Georgetown
- 111 Silvercreek Parkway North, Guelph
- 710 Woolwich Street, Guelph
- 282 Parkdale North, Hamilton
- 1111 Barton Street East, Hamilton
- 959 Fennell Avenue East, Hamilton
- 443 The Queensway South, Keswick
- 290 Concession Street, Kingston
- 1090 Midland Avenue, Kingston
- 250 Bleams Road, Kitchener
- 370 Kent Street West, Lindsay
- 414 Wharncliffe Road South, London
- 9350 Highway #93, Midland
- 3154 Hurontario Street, Mississauga
- 81 Billy Bishop Way, North York
- 275 Atherly Road, Orillia
- 305 Taunton Road East, Oshawa
- 650 King Street East, Oshawa
- 1860 Bank Street, Ottawa
- 1107 Confederation Street, Sarnia
- 3130 Danforth Avenue, Scarborough
- 2727 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough
- 3561 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough
- 2360 Kennedy Road, Scarborough
- 871 Milner Ave, Scarborough
- 1889 Paris Street, Sudbury
- 806 Red River Road, Thunder Bay
- 230 Algonquin Boulevard West, Timmins
- 49 Byron Street, Trenton
- 1984 Baseline Road, Ottawa
- 1155 First Avenue East, Owen Sound
- 1154 Chemong Road, Peterborough
- 1900 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough
Drink responsibly!
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