Is there anything worse than forgetting to pick up beer before the Labour Day holiday and having to spend the whole weekend sober? No, the answer is no! Thankfully, that won't be a problem this weekend as, for the first time ever, The Beer Store Labour Day weekend schedule will see several of its locations stay open through the long weekend. It's an end-of-summer miracle! The Beer Store recently released a list of 63 locations that will be open for business during the holiday on Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., across Ontario. Wow, that's awesome! But, wait, it gets better. The Beer Store announced that in addition to keeping locations open through Labour Day, all 452 locations will be remaining open on Sept. 1 until 6 p.m. According to CTV, The Beer Store made its decision to remain open during the holiday after receiving feedback from the public. Doug Ford's provincial government has been locked in a heated battle with The Beer Store over its plan to sell beer and wine in the province's corner stores. The Toronto Sun reported last week that Finance Minister Rod Philips, who took over the task in June, had decided to take a less aggressive approach to solve the issue. "I am looking forward to sitting down with the CEOs of the three major breweries," Phillips explained of the meetings scheduled this month with the major breweries that run The Beer Store. The company has a contract with the government that runs through 2024, allowing them to be the sole retailer of 12 and 24 packs. Here is a list of the stores that will be open this weekend: 2153 St. Clair Avenue, Toronto 2625A Weston Road, Toronto 500 Dupont Street, Toronto 3524 Dundas Street West, Toronto 70 Weber Street North, Waterloo 624 King Street North, Waterloo 3950 Brock Street North, Whitby 2380 Walker Road, Windsor 8150 Tecumseh Boulevard East, Windsor 911 Dundas Street East, Woodstock 529 Oakwood Avenue, York 161 Young Street, Alliston 95 Commercial Plaza, Ajax 198 Queen Street East, Brampton 80 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton 30 Anne Street South, Barrie 640 Yonge Street, Barrie 195 King Street East, Bowmanville 113 Station Street, Belleville 280 Murray Street, Brantford 396 Elizabeth Street, Burlington 200 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge 150 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge 132 Richmond Street, Chatham 476 Division Street, Cobourg 415 First Street, Collingwood 838 Sydney Street, Cornwall 18307 Yonge Street Unit 1, East Gwillimbury 1530 Albion Road, Etobicoke 236 Guelph Street, Georgetown 111 Silvercreek Parkway North, Guelph 710 Woolwich Street, Guelph 282 Parkdale North, Hamilton 1111 Barton Street East, Hamilton 959 Fennell Avenue East, Hamilton 443 The Queensway South, Keswick 290 Concession Street, Kingston 1090 Midland Avenue, Kingston 250 Bleams Road, Kitchener 370 Kent Street West, Lindsay 414 Wharncliffe Road South, London 9350 Highway #93, Midland 3154 Hurontario Street, Mississauga 81 Billy Bishop Way, North York 275 Atherly Road, Orillia 305 Taunton Road East, Oshawa 650 King Street East, Oshawa 1860 Bank Street, Ottawa 1107 Confederation Street, Sarnia 3130 Danforth Avenue, Scarborough 2727 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough 3561 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough 2360 Kennedy Road, Scarborough 871 Milner Ave, Scarborough 1889 Paris Street, Sudbury 806 Red River Road, Thunder Bay 230 Algonquin Boulevard West, Timmins 49 Byron Street, Trenton 1984 Baseline Road, Ottawa 1155 First Avenue East, Owen Sound 1154 Chemong Road, Peterborough 1900 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough Drink responsibly! There are stories everywhere. If you spot a newsworthy event in your city, send us a message, photo, or video @NarcityCanada on Twitter and Instagram.
