MANY Mimico residents say a new beer store is to far away.
Many Mimico residents are perplexed about where to purchase their favourite beers now that an iconic Beer Store has been shut.
The store, at 2458 Lake Shore Blvd. W., near Mimico Avenue, is one of a number of beer stores being shut across Toronto, as new mostly residential developments spring up on the properties.
Folks in Mimico are told of an upcoming store in The Queensway and Islington Avenue area.
SOME argue the beer stores are a monopoly for the big brewers.
Social media is also reporting that another store in our area: the one at 3429 Bloor Street W., near Islington Ave., may also slated for closure.
Mimico residents say they are not pleased to travel in the winter by TTC to a local Metro, an LCBO on First Street or a second on The Queensway, or to a Beer Store in Long Branch to purchase their favourite brew or return empties.
They say there are many seniors in the area on which the travel will be a burden.
The Mimico Beer Store has been in the same location for about four decades, according to residents.
The Beer Store, which started nearly a century ago as a consortium of Ontario brewers, is still one of the only retailers in Ontario, along with the LCBO, that is allowed sell beer in six, or 12-packs and 24-packs.
The monopoly is owned by multi-national brewers Labatts, Molson-Coors and Sleeman, now owned by Sapporo
There are around 450 locations across the province, which cumulatively sell more than 80 per cent of the beer in Ontario.
Ironically, the now-shut Mimico beer store is being advertised for lease on social media.