Operation of The Wine Shoppe on Sundays, Civic and

Statutory Holidays - Ward 27, York Humber

The York Community Council recommends that the City of Toronto (York District) has no objection to the operation of The Wine Shoppe, a winery retail store located in the new Loblaws store at 3671Dundas Street West, being open for business on Sundays, CivicHolidays and Statutory Holidays.

The York Community Council submits the following communication (June 24, 1998) from the Administrator of Retail Operations and Leasing, The Wine Shoppe:

The Wine Shoppe - the Retail Division of Andres Wines Ltd. Is presently considering your area for the location of a wine store. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has ruled that we must obtain the information outlined in their Form 1203 (attached) for approval.

The area that we are interested in is within the new Loblaws store located at 3671 Dundas Street West, York, Ontario M6S 2T3.

At this time, I ask that you please complete the attached form, providing information with respect to whether the area has been annexed or amalgamated to the municipality since 1940, its zoning, and its Wet/Dry Status. As well, I am requesting a letter which indicates that your municipality has no objection to Sunday openings of winery retail stores located within the area. If you have no objection to winery retail stores in the area being open on Civic and Stat Holidays, would you please also include that in your response. We realize that the Retail Business Holidays Act which governs Stat Holiday openings is provincial legislation, but we do require this statement of no objection from you.

Once this form has been completed, signed, and sealed, I would ask that you please fax a copy to (905) 643-1039, and return the original to the undersigned for submission to the L.C.B.O. Questions ma be directed to the undersigned at (905) 643-7333, Ext. 2274.

Thanking you for an anticipated prompt response.

(A copy of the form referred to in the foregoing communication, was forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the York Community Council meeting of September 16, 1998 and a copy thereof is on file in the Clerk's Department, York Civic Centre.)