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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
The owners for all four of Prescott- Russell’s local craft breweries say they can’t afford to help Premier Doug Ford make good on his election campaign promise of a “buck-a-beer” plan for Ontario’s beer-lovers. Starting August 27, Ford plans to make good on his promise to lower the price of a can or bottle of beer from $1.25 to a dollar on LCBO shelves. Ontario’s brewe- ries can choose whether or not they take part in Ford’s new pricing scheme and the SFTQPOTFTPGBSJTBSFTPVOEJOHi/PuGSPN Ontario’s craft breweries, including the four in Prescott-Russell. i*UTDSB[ZuTBJE3JDIBSE.ÊOBSE PXOFS PQFSBUPSPG#SBTTFSJFUJFOOF#SÚMÊ#SFXFSZ
Les deux brasseries artisanales d’Embrun ne feront pas partie du plan ‘buck- a-beer’ du premier ministre Doug Ford pour l’Ontario. Richard Ménard de la Brasserie Étienne Brûlé d’Embrun (sur la photo) et Nicolas Malboeuf de Tuque de Broue disent que cela signifierait une énorme perte financière. Les représentants de la brasserie Cassel à Casselman et de la brasserie Beau’s All Natural Brewery à Vankleek Hill sont du même avis. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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dollar from the current $1.25, starting Aug. 27. The lower price doesn’t apply to draft beer served in bars and it does not include the bottle deposit. Breweries can choose if they want to UBLFQBSUJOUIFiCVDLBCFFSuQMBO5IF government will not offer any financial com- pensation for companies which take part. Breweries may be eligible for “non-financial JODFOUJWFTuMJLFQSJNFTIFMGTQBDFPSEJTQMBZ at LCBO outlets, advertising spots in the store magazine inserts, and other things. Ford claims his plan will increase compe- tition in the beer market without affecting provincial revenues from beer and wine taxes. During the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the provincial government received about $589 million in alcohol taxes. .PUIFST"HBJOTU%SVOL%SJWJOH$BOBEB ."%% JTBHBJOTUUIFQMBO."%%TUBUFT that lowering the price of beer creates a greater risk of drunk driving, and also increases the risk of alcohol abuse among young people. “I think people in Ontario are mature FOPVHI uTUBUFE'PSEEVSJOHQSPWJODJBMNFEJB interviews Aug. 7, “to know when they’ve IBEPOFUPPNBOZu
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Darquise et Charles St-Denis, Agri-Expert CH 2018, Marionville ; Ryan Doyle, Fillerrup.ca, Clarence Creek ; Samuel Doucet, Kyan Culture, Vankleek Hill ; Jonathan Lelièvre, Jonathan Lelièvre Consultation, Limoges ; Benoit Brunette, agent de projet du CEPR et Kayla Gillis, Bad to the Bone, Clarence Creek. Rangée du bas : Beth Lamarte et Celta Riden, Baked on the Hill, Vankleek Hill ; Hélène Parisien, LogBox, Hawkesbury. Ne figure pas sur la photo : Jean-François Couvrette, Totum Health, Bourget. Ces huit entreprises de Prescott et Russell se sont vu remettre 5000 $ chacune dans le cadre du programme Entreprises en démarrage Plus. —photo Michel Lamy
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