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B.C. allows longer liquor-store hours to help seniors follow social-distancing

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Liquor stores in B.C. are now allowed to stay open longer to provide more opportunities to practice physical-distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government is suggesting the earlier hours could be used for seniors at private liquor stores but it is at their discretion.

Government liquor stores will not be putting in seniors-only hours. The new policies are in effect until July 15. Liquor retailers are not required to change hours if they were previously reduced. “These time-limited measures should provide seniors and immunocompromised populations the opportunity to buy liquor during early shopping hours already being provided by other retailers, such as grocery stores,” a news release reads.

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