Come the New Year you may be able to order a drink while book shopping or getting your hair cut.
In a move designed to help small businesses the B.C. Government has announced that as of January 23rd, 2017, liquor licenses will be expanded to all types of businesses in the Province.
B.C.'s secretary for Liquor reforms John Yap says he feels this is a major step in the right direction, “I feel this is a step to bring us in to the 21st Century.”
The province’s Liquor Policy Review has so far had 48 of 73 recommendations to give consumers more choice, implemented.
All staff serving liquor at a business will be required to complete their “Serving-It-Right” training, and businesses will be under the same regulatory scrutiny.