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Sometimes you just want a nice cold draft beer and some wings, but with the closure of all bars and restaurants the cravings seem like a distant memory.
Not anymore, as restaurants are now temporarily allowed to deliver liquor products alongside the purchase of a meal in order to help support workers in the restaurant industry and reinforce social distancing order.
With the ever changing news, restaurants went from being allowed open as long as they provided 6 feet (2 metres) worth of distance between patrons, to completely closing down their dining rooms and only providing take-out. The government says it understands some local businesses will be affected a little harder than corporations.
"In these extraordinary times, more British Columbians are relying on delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic," said David Eby, Attorney General in a news release provided on Sunday.
"Permitting licensed restaurants to hire their out of work servers to deliver liquor products as part of their food-delivery service allows the public to continue to observe social distancing measures and also offers much-needed support to these workers and businesses."
These changes will be made available to customers who purchase a meal and the sealed, packaged liquor product for pick up from the restaurant's premises or for delivery at home.
Existing safeguards for safe consumption continue to be in place, such as verifying identification.
The individuals delivering the liquor products will also be required to be certified with Serving It Right, which government hopes will help encourage businesses to use currently laid-off serving staff to make these deliveries. Staff in licensed establishments are already required to hold this certification.
"Government is committed to working with hospitality workers and businesses to identify ways to reduce the impact of this crisis," Eby added.
The changes take effect immediately and expire July 15, 2020.
"These changes not only help restaurant operators through a very tough time, but also could support the many British Columbians working in our breweries, wineries and distilleries," said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture.
"Supporting local businesses and choosing to Buy BC makes a real difference in our communities, especially at a time like this."
