Over the coming weeks and months, OPSEU members working at the LCBO will be holding information pickets, barbecues, and ice-cream socials in their communities to remind the government and the public of the dangers involved with privatizing alcohol sales.
See below for a full list of past and upcoming events.
“We all lose when the government allows grocery stores, convenience stores, and ‘LCBO Convenience Outlets’ stores to sell alcohol,” says OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “The private owners of these stores skim off profits that should go to our schools, hospitals, and highways.
“And since they’re driven first by profits, can we really trust private owners to keep beer, wine, and booze out of the hands of kids and people who abuse alcohol?”
The OPSEU members will be encouraging members of the public to buy their alcohol from publicly owned and managed LCBO stores.
The LCBO has a long, successful history of selling alcohol responsibly while returning billions in profits to public coffers. Recent public opinion research shows that Ontarians are 12 times more likely to say the LCBO does a better job than private retailers at keeping alcohol out of the hands of kids.
By visiting www.keepitpublic.ca, people can send an email to their MPP and Premier Doug Ford urging them to keep the LCBO public.
Shop LCBO events:
Friday, Sept. 6 from 2 pm to 6 pm outside MPP Jeff Yurek’s office:
750 Talbot street, St Thomas, N5P 1E2
Thursday, Sept. 12 from 3 pm to 6 pm outside LCBO store:
#58, 100 Waterloo Rd., Timmins, P4N 4X5
Friday, Sept. 13 from 11 am to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#286, 410 Main St. E., Kingsville, N9Y 0C1
Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 11 am to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#326, 74 Dundas St. E., Waterdown, L9H 0C2
Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 11 am to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#665, 1191 Wilson St. W., Ancaster, L9G 0E8
Thursday, Sept. 19 from 11 am to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#551, 3041 Walkers Line, Burlington, L7M 0W3
Friday, Sept. 20 from 12 pm to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#263, 2344 Highway #2, Bowmanville L1C 0K5
Friday, Sept. 20 from 2:30 pm to 5 pm outside LCBO store:
#489, 91 King Ave. W., Newcastle, L1B 1H6
Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 am to 12 pm outside LCBO stores:
#11, 932 Gerrard St. E. Toronto, M4M 1Z2
#564, 2946 Finch Ave. E., Toronto, M1W 2T4
#485, 1009 Coxwell Ave., Toronto, M4C 3G4
Saturday, Sept. 21 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm outside LCBO stores:
#13, 1145 Danforth Ave., Toronto, M4J1M5
#584, 1571 Sandhurst Circle, Toronto, M1V 1V2
#533, 5508 Lawrence Ave E., Toronto, M1C 3B2
Saturday, Sept. 21 from 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm outside LCBO stores:
#673, 776 Queen St. E., Toronto, M4M 1H4
#700, 21 William Kitchen Rd., H2, Toronto, M1P5B7
#660, 2963 Kingston Rd., Toronto, M1W 2T4
Friday, Sept. 27 from 10 am to 12 pm outside LCBO store:
#236, 3468 Errington Ave., Chelmsford, P0M 1L0
Friday, Sept. 27 from 10 am to 12 pm outside LCBO store:
#654, 1044 Division St Kingston, K7K 0C3
Friday, Sept. 27 from 11 am to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#150, 1342 South Service Rd., Hamilton, L8E 5E4
Friday, Sept. 27 from 1 pm to 3 pm outside LCBO store:
#405, 93 Notre Dame St. W., Azilda, P0M 1B0
Friday, Sept. 27 from 2 pm to 4 pm outside LCBO store:
#154, 1089 Midland Ave. Kingston, K7P 2X8
Saturday, Sept. 28 from 11 am to 2 pm outside LCBO store:
#641, 501 Appleby Line, Burlington, L7L 2Y1
Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 12 pm to 2 pm and 4 pm to 6 pm outside LCBO store:
#359, 616 Great Northern Road, Sault St. Marie P6B 4Z9
Friday, Oct. 18 from 3 pm to 5 pm outside LCBO store:
#468, 861 Ward St., Bridgenorth, K0L 1H0