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Vol. 8 No. 13
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Heather and Russ Milne of Langley took advantage of a sunny New Year’s Day to get in some snowshoeing and exercise, as they joined many other seasonal and permanent residents enjoying the yuletide holidays at Green Lake.
Grocery store liquor sales supported Ken Alexander Free Press
Richmond Steveston MLA John Yap recently released his final report on the Liquor Policy Review and he endorsed liquor sales in grocery stores throughout the province. Yap said this recommendation was consistent with support voiced by three-quarters of respondents during the review. He recommended the B.C. Liberal government move “forward on developing and implementing a retail model that
meets consumer demands for greater accessibility, “while maintaining British Columbia’s high standards for protecting health and public safety.” While Yap’s report had more than 70 recommendations, one of the key items suggested B.C. should maintain the current cap on the total number of retail outlets (731) in the province. The parliamentary secretary for Liquor Policy Reform also recommended the liquor be separate from grocery products. It must be a store-within-a-store model, which would be staffed separately
from the grocery retail service, and it would ensure continued restricted access to alcohol for minors. This model is already being used in other provinces. Noting she is not opposed to liquor being available in grocery stores, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett said she is taking a wait-and-see attitude until she sees the remainder of the recommendations, which are expected to be released later this year. Pointing to the recommendation of maintaining the current number of liquor outlets in B.C.,
Barnett added she is worried about what might happen with the small businesses that are already established. “They have provided goodpaying jobs for people in their communities and provided a lot of capital investment, and I want to make sure that isn’t being lost.” Meanwhile, the NDP claimed it was a smoke-and-mirrors announcement to appease the populist ideal of making it convenient to pick up a case of beer or a bottle of wine at the same time they’re picking up groceries. Continued on 2
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