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New B.C. liquor laws bring happy hour to British Columbia
VICTORIA – Happy happy hour, British Columbia.
New liquor laws take effect today that allow bars and pubs to offer for the first time the popular time-limited drink specials.
Until now, B.C. was the only province in Canada that did not allow licensed bars and restaurants to change their prices during the course of a day.
Under the new rules, the minimum drink price is $3 for a single-ounce cocktail, a five-ounce glass of wine or a 12-ounce sleeve of beer.
Other changes to provincial liquor laws include dropping the requirement for customers to order food with drinks in a licensed restaurant and allowing hosts with a special occasion licence to serve homemade and U-brew beer, wine or cider.
Other, more controversial changes to provincial liquor laws — such as allowing liquor sales at grocery stores — will be rolled out at a later date.
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