The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the Crown agency that manages and inspects licenses, said one of its inspectors arrived unannounced at an Etobicoke store on Aug. 16.
A Toronto convenience store has had its liquor and lottery licenses suspended for selling alcohol weeks before the province officially rolls beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages out to corner stores.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario , the Crown agency that manages licenses, said one of its inspectors arrived unannounced at anofficial expansion date of Sept. 5. Moreover, they noted the store was selling liquor, which can only be sold in LCBO locations. They also found issues with how the store had purchased the alcohol it was selling.
The store in question, Mabelle Tuck Shop, is located just north of Islington Subway Station beside the Islington Avenue and Bloor Street West intersection. The AGCO said the store’s alcohol retail and lottery registration has been suspended for three weeks.“As the next phase in Ontario’s expansion of the liquor retail market approaches, the AGCO is focused on ensuring licensees understand and comply with their obligations for the responsible sale of alcohol,” AGCO CEO Dr.
Since August, some grocery stores have been able to sell more beer, wine and ready-made drinks. Convenience stores will be next to get the green light in the second of three rounds of alcohol expansion.It is part of an accelerated deal negotiated by the government, paying $225 million to The Beer Store, to ramp up the locations where alcohol can be bought in the name of convenience.
The province has said it expects to add 8,500 new alcohol retailers, particularly convenience stores. By mid-August, more than half the convenience stores in Ontario had signed up to sell booze.Ontario plans to ramp up inspections as alcohol rolls out to convenience storesViewed
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