LCBO Cancels Plan to Open 32 Stores as Strike Continues

A person walks past an LCBO store in Ottawa on March 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has scrapped plans to open 32 locations for in-store shopping beginning July 19 as retail workers continue their strike across the province.

The provincially owned company will instead reallocate personnel to other parts of its operations as it continues to serve shoppers via its online store, LCBO.com, the Crown corporation said in a July 14 statement.