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Some groceries to soon sell beer Lovers of the beverage can rejoice for the Ontario government announced, on November 18, that 13 grocers in the province will now sell the alcoholic beverage on their shelves, starting in December. Among the selected retailers are included Coppa’s Fresh, the Galleria Supermarket, HanahreuemMart Inc., J & B LaMantia Ltd., Loblaws Inc., Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc., Metro Ontario Inc., Michael Angelos Market Place Inc., Pino’s Get Fresh, Sobeys Capital Incorporated, Starsky Fine Foods Hamilton Inc. and Wal-Mart Canada Corp. Hopefuls will have to apply for a li- cense to the Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission to obtain the required per- mission.The appeal process for candidates remains open, even if retailers have already been selected, because if some do not meet the requirements, other grocers could be granted the right to sell beer. Retailers will have to undergo certain measures surrounding the sale of alcohol, such as purchase limits and limitation of sale hours. “Eventually, up to 450 grocery stores could sell beer,” explained the province’s of- ficial website. “The province has established specific criteria for eligibility and allocation of grocery store authorizations to achieve fair representation of grocers and ensure distribution across Ontario. Defined eli- gibility criteria and competitive allocation ensure fairness and best value.” Other specific requirements include that beer sold in grocery
surrounding him all have names on them, etched in big black letters. “Those are the names of people who have passed away but that would’ve loved to have something to do with this.” Themicrobrewery has been offering their beers to several local restaurants. “We offer four beers per season, four seasons of the year,” explained owner Andy Rorabeck. “It’s a takeoff on a traditional German seasonal rotation of beers, which makes sense given our four distinct seasons, and lets us pay some Canadian homage to each. If there are enough requests for a particular beer, we’ll make it.This is about making the good stuff, and having fun doing it, too.” Rorabeck’s beers are available at Esca Gourmet Pizza, Truffles, Jet Set Pub, Schnitzels, the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations and Table 21. “They (the restaurants) have been very kind to me,” explained the brewery owner. He says the community’s response has also been tremendous. “We’ve had great fee- dback from the community,” he explained. “We nearly opened a brewery inMorrisburg some time ago. We decided to have it in Cornwall and we’re really happy with our decision.” The man, who owns a
farm with his wife and kids in Green Valley, ex- plained that he wanted the brewery set in the city. “If we would’ve made it on the farm, it would’ve been too far for everyone,” he admitted, pointing to the front door, where countless cars aremaking their way down Cumberland Street. “Here, we have so much traffic, it’s great. We wanted people to be able to come in and have a beer.”
stores cannot exceed 7.1 per cent alcohol by volume and that it will only be availa-
ble in a six-pack or less, up to 750mL per container. In addition,
staff selling and handling beer in grocery stores will
have to be a minimum of 18 years of age and be fully trai- ned to ensure Ontario’s stan- dards for social responsibility are always met. The move follows the pro- vincial Liberal go- vernment’s April announcement, sta- ting that they wished to implement the sale of beer in more than 450 grocery stores.
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Rurban Brewery owner Andy Rorabeck is hard at work, establishing his brewery in Cornwall.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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