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Why no liquor delivery?

Letters

Editor:

The medical advice from B.C. recommends taking as few non-essential trips as possible and keeping social distancing. When I enquired at the local B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch outlet whether they either deliver or provide curbside pickup, I was told that they did not. Many other businesses allow one to order online and then offer either delivery or contactless curbside pickup. Given that the BC Liquor Stores website indicates what products are available, which would allow one to place an order, why require us to enter their stores rather than providing similar services? Doing so increases the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19 both for their patrons and their staff when it could be avoided.

While I understand that this may require changes to their current business model, I do note that other local, small businesses with far less financial wherewithal at their disposal have managed, and so I ask why can’t they?

Michael Ross, Sechelt