OPSEU Day of Action Nov. 24 targets “back-door
privatization” of LCBO
TORONTO –
Unionized workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
will hand out leaflets to customers outside 25 LCBO stores
on Friday, Nov. 24 to protest the expansion of privately-run
liquor outlets known as “agency stores."
“The people of Ontario
have repeatedly said NO to privatizing the LCBO, yet the
McGuinty government continues to expand the agency stores
program,” said Jo Ann Fisher, acting chair of the Liquor
Board Employees Division (LBED). “Our campaign is about
alerting the public to this back-door privatization and the
threat it poses to our children and our communities.”
Ontario grocery stores,
gas stations, and other businesses now host close to 200
agency stores, nearly double the number there were in 2002.
The McGuinty government announced in May 2006 that 20 more
private outlets will open soon.
“Every major public
health organization in the province says putting the profit
motive into selling booze increases the risk of sales to
minors, intoxicated customers and people who will drink and
drive,” Fisher said. “It’s not good for kids, it’s not good
for communities, and it’s not good for the LCBO, either.”
Many agency stores
could be replaced by real LCBO stores or stand-alone kiosks,
Fisher said.
“There are dozens of
agency stores with sales that could support a public LCBO
store and generate more revenue for the province,” Fisher
said. “Why shouldn’t these communities have the responsible
service and better selection that comes with a real LCBO
outlet?”
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For more
information, contact Myles Magner at (416) 443-8888 ext.
8777 or (416) 571-1214 or, for local information, see chart
below. Note that leafleting will
occur from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at all locations except
450 Columbia St. in Waterloo (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.) and
147 Laird Ave. in Toronto (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.).
Background Information: Agency Stores Campaign
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City Store
Location Contact
Phone |
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Ancaster
737 Golf Links
Rd. Shawn Swayze
(905) 973-3730 |
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@ Hwy.
403
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Arnprior
10 William St. W @ Daniel
Ron Brunette
(613) 291-4755 |
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Barrie
534
Bayfield St.
Eric MacKenzie (705) 645-3901 |
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Collingwood
1 First
St.
Dora Robinson (905) 751-9851 |
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Lindsay
35 Russell St.
W. Jim
Sadler (705) 924-3850 |
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London
109 Fanshawe
Park Rd. Brad
Egan (519) 902-4688 |
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London
383 Clarke Rd.
@ Dundas St. Brad
Egan (519) 902-4688 |
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Long Sault
33 Long Sault Dr. @ Hwy. 2 Kevin
Daley (613) 933-6370 |
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Milton
14 Main
St. E. @ Bronte St. Marie
Nunziata (416) 540-4468 |
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Niagara Falls
5389 Ferry
St. Bill Wright (905) 684-2153 |
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North Bay
1711 Algonquin
Ave. Laurie
Miller (705) 471-8706 |
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Oshawa
1409 Harmony
Rd.N. @ Ann Ledwidge
(905) 434-8285 |
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Taunton Rd.
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Ottawa
275 Rideau
St.
Nelson Ross (613) 314-1138 |
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@
King Edward Ave.ward Ave. |
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Seeley’s Bay
Seeley’s Bay
Centre Gerry Chaykowsky (613) 921-7459 |
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Sudbury
2040
Algonquin Rd.
Charlie More (705) 562-5815 |
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Thunder Bay
1010 Dawson Rd
@ Hwy 11. Rob Mithrush (807) 577-2541 |
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Ann Makela (807)
626-6444 |
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Timmins
100 Waterloo
Rd.
Norm Lamarche (705) 338-7250 |
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Toronto
Crossroads
Plaza, Lee Budd-Bagnato
(905) 808-6667 |
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Weston Rd. & Hwy. 401
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Toronto
147 Laird Ave.
Roberto Ianni (416) 888-3974 |
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Toronto
675 Wilson
Ave.
Roberto Ianni (416) 888-3974 |
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Toronto
Yonge St. @
Summerhill Ave. Valerie Daughton
(647)
746-9279 |
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Waterloo
450 Columbia
St.
Paula Sossi (519) 502-7767 |
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Waterloo
Waterloo Town
Square, Paula Sossi
(519) 502-7767 |
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115 King
St. S.
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Windsor
Roundhouse
Centre, 3165 Mike Peris (519) 254-1543 |
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Howard
Ave. @ EC Row Expwy. |
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Woodstock
959 Dundas
St.
Vanda Klumper (519) 301-5003 |
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