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New PHO Public Order and Mandatory Masks: https://ablebc.ca/covid-19-update-november-19-2020/ This afternoon, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a new public order applicable to the entire province, effective until December 7, 2020 at midnight. The order is focused on significantly reducing social interactions, gatherings, and travel. The order does not impact restaurants and bars. Restaurants and bars can continue to operate as long as they have a COVID-19... Safety Plan and employee protocols in place. Patrons should only visit a restaurant or bar with people in their household or core bubble. Masks must now be worn in all retail environments, restaurants, and indoor public spaces, including common areas of workplaces, except when eating or drinking. WorkSafeBC will be conducting inspections to verify that COVID-19 Safety Plans remain effective. Restaurants and bars that are non-compliant with plan requirements may face orders and fines, and possible referral to public health, which may result in a closure order.

British Columbia has announced a new health order calling for the mandatory use of masks in retail and indoor public spaces. The announcement was made on Thursday afternoon. Health officials say they’ve consulted with both the public and retail sectors, who have asked for more explicit directions on the use of masks, specifically to manage employee safety and address ongoing issues with customers. The mandate applies to both employees and customers in all public and retail sp...aces, except when eating or drinking in restaurants. It also applies to common public areas in workplaces or hotels, such as elevators and corridors between different work areas.

What do you do if an employee or patron gets COVID? Download our new FAQ for the steps to follow: https://bit.ly/3nEgs8h

The first virtual BC Liquor Conference is next week! We're thrilled to bring you two packed days of content: ABLE BC Liquor Industry Update Live conversation with Hon. David Eby, Attorney General Seminars on liquor retail trends, liquor liability, post-COVID profitability for pubs, difficult customers, and more!... Virtual Happy Hour and live entertainment Whisky tasting Online networking opportunities Learn more and register now: https://hopin.to/events/bc-liquor-conference

Sign-up now! Tutored Whisky Tasting at the BC Liquor Conference: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JK6MSXH ABLE BC is pleased to offer a Victoria Caledonian Distillery Tutored Virtual Whisky Tasting as part of the BC Liquor Conference on Monday, October 19 at 5:00 pm. Graeme Macaloney, President, Founder, and Whiskymaker, will present five of Macaloney's Caledonian whiskies during the tasting. Sign-up by October 14.

"Our frustration and fear in our industry is that we're already seeing decline in revenue, significant declines in revenue, down to 20 or 30 per cent of what it was prior to this." ABLE BC's Executive Director speaks to CTV News about the impacts of the temporary restrictions for the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions. "The cases are not coming from us. It's British Columbians who need to give us a hand here and step up or else, honestly, a lot of restaurants or pubs won't be there on the other side of this because they'll have gone bankrupt."

Read the latest COVID-19 liquor industry update from ABLE BC: https://ablebc.ca/covid-19-update-november-12-2020/ What you'll find inside: Urgent Update: public health order clarifications for Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley BC Government launches Restoring Confidence App... New LCRB policy: Extending Authorization for Distilleries, Breweries & Wineries to manufacture, package, sell and donate alcohol-based hand sanitizer and sanitizer ABLE BC Member Benefit: monthly rebates from Foodbuy Canada LDB Wholesale Update: online product availability information resources for busy holiday season Provincial state of emergency extended See more

This afternoon, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry released updated public orders for Food and Liquor Serving Premises and Gatherings and Events. While we’re continuing to work to get the hours of liquor service extended past 10:00 pm, we are pleased to share that liquor service can now resume at 9:00 am the next day, versus 11:00 am. More details on the orders can be found here: https://ablebc.ca/urgent-update-new-pho-public-order-feder/

NEW SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FSR5TTV Since the start of the pandemic, the provincial government has implemented a number of temporary policies to support our industry in this time of crisis. Please complete this short survey by ABLE BC, BCRFA and Restaurants Canada about these temporary policies liquor primaries and food primaries.

Today's COVID-19 liquor industry update is out and it's a packed one! Read it here: https://ablebc.ca/covid-19-update-october-8-2020/ What you'll find inside: New survey for Liquor and Food Primaries: temporary liquor policy changes Virtual BC Liquor Conference is two weeks away... Exclusive Offer for ABLE BC Members: Emotive Beverages ABLE BC in the news Federal government announces $600M in funding for businesses Provincial Election Debate: October 13 New benefits for Canadians unable to work due to COVID-19 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Provincial Election Toolkit Register Now: free Restoring Confidence program for businesses Explore BC IPA: Partnership with the BC Ale Trail Team and Six BC Breweries LCRB terms and conditions: closing your establishment BC wine industry: impact of COVID-19 survey results See more

ABLE BC Director and Haney Hotel Owner Yvan Charette speaks to The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News about the impacts of the new PHO public order and how his establishment is keeping patrons safe.

The virtual BC Liquor Conference is two weeks away! Grab your ticket now and join us October 19 and 20: https://hopin.to/events/bc-liquor-conference We have two packed days of content, product tastings, special guests, networking, and more in store for you! Highlights include:... Address from Hon. David Eby, Attorney General COVID and Legal Liability: what are the risks? Liquor retail trends and customer insights Post-COVID profitability for bars and pubs BC's election and what the future holds Visit the conference website for the full agenda!

Missed our COVID-19 liquor industry update last week? Read it now: https://ablebc.ca/covid-19-liquor-industry-update-october-/ Here's what you'll find inside: 2020 Virtual BC Liquor Conference registration is open Updated Liquor Primary Best Practices Handbook... Updated ABLE BC COVID-19 Advocacy Report What to do if an employee has COVID-19 BC Liberals commit to eliminating PST immediately New Temporary Foreign Worker registration program Webinar on October 15: Key considerations in preparing for a corporate sale You’re invited: Canadian Restaurant Investment & Leadership Summit Freeze It For Them: support this Beer Canada campaign Reminder: Serving Liquor and Bottle Service See more

#DYK 85% of the beer consumed in Canada is made here, yet 47% of the price is tax? To help Canada’s economic recovery and protect jobs in areas supported by the production and sale of beer, we support freezing beer tax increases: www.freezeitforthem.ca #FreezeItForThem

The 5th annual BC Liquor Conference is going virtual! Join us online October 19 and 20: https://hopin.to/events/bc-liquor-conference Conference Highlights: Address from Hon. David Eby, Attorney General Liquor industry update by Jeff Guignard, ABLE BC's Executive Director... Seminars on topics to help you adapt and survive COVID-19 Closing panel on BC's election and what the future holds Virtual happy hour and networking opportunities See more

Registration is OPEN for the 2020 Virtual BC Liquor Conference: https://hopin.to/events/bc-liquor-conference Join ABLE BC at our fifth annual conference: October 19 + 20 online. No matter where you are in the province, tune in and get the liquor industry data, trends, and policy updates you can't get anywhere else!

It's been an eventful few days. Here's the updates you may have missed from ABLE BC in the last week: September 17: New BC Economic Recovery Plan https://ablebc.ca/covid-19-update-september-17-2020/... September 18: Extension to temporary patios and off-site sales https://ablebc.ca/urgent-update-extension-to-temporary-pat/ September 18: New PHO pubic order released https://ablebc.ca/urgent-update-new-pho-public-order-relea/ September 21: Fall election called and new COVID-19 enforcement measures https://ablebc.ca/urgent-update-fall-election-and-new-covi/

Update from ABLE BC: fall election called for October 24 and new COVID-19 enforcement measures.