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Liquor store shows some Kamloops wine the door MANAGER CITES SUPPORT OF GROCERY STORE VINO SALES our local government store and B.C. VQA stores,” she said. “I can’t choose one or the other. This is busiSTAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com ness, this is how it works. I can’t have all my eggs in one basket.” A Salmon Arm liquor store is pulling some Collett said she plans to be at Kamloops city Kamloops wines off its shelves in response to city council’s Tuesday, June 14, meeting when the wineries’ support of grocery store wine sales. Kamloops Wineries Association will present her In an email sent to Monte Creek Ranch and Harper’s Trail wineries, Hideaway Liquor Store man- petition against council’s Save-On vote. She said she has no regrets about supporting ager Pat Brede said the store will be pulling wines Save-On or drafting the petition. from Harper’s Trail and Monte Creek, “given your “I’m at a loss for words because I just can’t believe wineries active stance taken against private liquor this has happened,” she said. “There’s enough room stores.” in the market for everybody.” (Though Brede’s email states the Hideaway will Kamloops city council established rules last sumbe pulling Monte Creek’s wines from its shelves, mer giving it the power to restrict grocery store sales, along with wine from Harper’s Trail, Monte Creek by requiring a development variance for all new told KTW that is not the case and that two busiliquor sales within one kilometre of existing stores. Salmon Arm, however, is still debating Will B.C.-only wine create trade troubles? whether to adopt similar rules. At a meeting of Salmon Arm’s planning Story, page A7 committee on Monday, director of development services Kevin Pearson called Kamloops’ approach to grocery store sales “questionable” nesses maintain a working relationship.) under B.C.’s Community Charter. Brede calls the wineries’ support of Save-On“The main concerns are technical in nature; conFoods’ failed bid to sell B.C. wine on the shelves of fusion over land uses which cannot be varied; how its Sahali store, and a petition they’ve since launched either the existence or relocation of a liquor store asking council to reverse its decision, a conflict of could potentially allow or preclude the sale of liquor interest for private retailers. in a grocery store or the existence of another liquor “In Salmon Arm, our market is already over-satstore, all without due process; along with a potential urated with retail liquor outlets and if VQA wines go unlawful delegation of Council’s powers with respect into grocery stores, our local wineries will suffer as to zoning,” he wrote. well. Shelf space is premium and I will fill them with “In reference to the matter at hand, this is where wineries that show us mutual support,” Brede wrote. the line between regulating land use, a bona fide A manager at the store declined to comment on zoning power, versus regulating retail items for sale the email. on a grocery store shelf can become blurred.” Harper’s Trail owner Vicki Collett said she was upset and surprised by Hideaway’s decision. Salmon Arm city council is expected to debate “We distribute product to retailers, hospitality, the issue some time this summer. COACH ✹ D&G ✹ BEBE
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Thompson Rivers University graduate Jessica Baxter crosses the stage at the Tournament Capital Centre yesterday to receive her architectural engineering technology diploma from Thompson Rivers University Chancellor Wally Oppal. Convocation ceremonies continue today and tomorrow for the classes of 2016.
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