Ontario is making a significant shift in alcohol sales, allowing over 4,000 convenience stores to sell beer, cider, wine, and ready-to-drink beverages as of today.
This expansion, the largest since the end of prohibition, is a key component of the government’s plan to offer more consumer choice and support local beverage producers. Premier Doug Ford celebrated the move, stating, “Today’s expansion delivers on our government’s promise to give people in Ontario the same choice and convenience enjoyed by people throughout the rest of Canada.”
The phased plan, which began earlier this year, is set to include every eligible convenience, grocery, and big-box store by October 2024. In addition to increasing consumer choice, the government is also permanently allowing the transfer of wine and spirits between licensed locations, making it easier for bars and restaurants to manage inventory. The move supports Ontario’s domestic alcohol industry while maintaining policies for responsible sales.
Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, emphasized that this new marketplace will strengthen both the alcohol industry and local retailers. With continued collaboration between the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) and industry partners, the province is set to revolutionize alcohol retailing.
Below is a list of the convenience and grocery stores in Northumberland County that are licensed, according to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) website, to sell alcohol products as of September 5, 2024. You can also use the Government of Ontario website to locate a store near you with this lookup tool: Where to buy alcoholic beverages | ontario.ca.
BEWDLEY
Lakeside Supermarket – 5082 RICE LAKE DRIVE NORTH
BRIGHTON
Main St. Variety – 77 MAIN STREET
Brighton Shell Gas Station – 15355 TELEPHONE ROAD
Mobil Gas Bar/ Waypoint Brighton – 155 ELIZABETH ST
Circle K – 13 ELIZABETH ST
Mr. Convenience – 64 ELIZABETH STREET
Market (Enroute) – HWY 401 EASTBOUND
Market (Enroute) – HWY 401 WESTBOUND
CircleK 13 – ELIZABETH ST
Sobeys – 14 MAIN ST
CAMPBELLFORD
Shell – 452 GRAND RD
Circle K – 76 BRIDGE ST E
Centre store – 108 CENTRE STREET
Esso/Convenience Store – 68 FRONT ST N
Centex/Go Market – 21 QUEEN ST
Sharpe Foods Market – 85 FRONT ST N
COBOURG
Convenience K – 396 WILLIAM ST
Campbell’s Convenience Stores – 422 KING ST W
Westwood Convenience – 365 WESTWOOD DR
Cobourg Gas & Wash – 1030 DIVISION ST
Young’s Convenience – 443 KING ST E
Woody’s Smoke Shop – 6 KING ST W COBOURG
Circle K – 122 KING ST W
Mac’s Convenience Store – 1011 DIVISION STREET
Petro Canada – 490 WHITE ST
TNS Health Food – 955 ELGIN ST W UNIT 1
Elgin Variety – 336 ELGIN ST E
Esso Local Mart – 1043 DIVISION ST
Circle k – 1011 DIVISION STREET
Metro – 1111 ELGIN ST W
Foodland – 990 DIVISION ST
Walmart – 73 STRATHY ROAD COBURG
COLBORNE
Mister Convenience – 16 TORONTO STREET
Circle K – 48 KING STREET E
Ultramar on the Run – 301 BIG APPLE DR RR 3
Colborne Esso and Convenience – 109 KING ST E
HASTINGS
Hastings C Store – 30 BRIDGE ST N
Hastings Food Mart – 94 BRIDGE ST S
Esso – 91 BRIDGE ST S
PORT HOPE
A plus convenience – 68 WELLINGTON
Canco #720/One Stop – 369 ONTARIO ST
Hope Mart – 46 TORONTO RD
Mapleleaf Smokeland Variety – 123 PETER ST
Shell Port Hope – 156 TORONTO RD
Mobil – 167 TORONTO RD
Petro Canada – 363 ONTARIO ST
Market (Enroute) – HWY 401 EASTBOUND
B.B.C. Convenience – 99 WALTON ST
Port Hope Convenience – 259 ONTARIO ST
Suntree Natural Foods Marketplace – 19 ONTARIO ST
Ultramar on the Run – 2211 COUNTY RD 28
2619136 Ontario Inc. – 161 PETER ST
(Written by: Joseph Goden)
