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A LIQUOR policy review committee recommendation that
could spell the death of a trial wine shop at North Van-
couver’s London Drugs location came under fire Friday.

Fondon Drugs executive vice
president Mark Nussbaum slanim-
ed the comimittee’s recommenda-
tion that calls for amend to private
Nguor outlets, saying the recently
presented findings “come down to
a political decision.”

“tH does not speak for the
public," Nussbaum) said. pointing
to the public support for the cam,
pany's wine store that showed up
in the firm's polls.

The official called into question
the accuracy of the committee fin-
dings, osiving that the same
pressure groups — ‘very few, very
effective groups’? — packed each
of the committee’s numerous hear-
ings.

In-store comment
company telephone polls con:
ducted throughout Nosth  Van-
couser showed that 75 per cent of
the residents were in favor of the
store's liquor sales outlet, he said.

But haner policy review com.
mittee member MLA Jim Hewitt
said incan interviews from his Pen-
ticton office that the Londen
Drugs poil could nor speak for the
whole province.

“Pothink their sampling 1s
limited." said) Hewitt, MEA] for
Boundars-Simikameen. Which
would tend to sbewer the results of
they susan

“The information that owe
Tecelvedd came from oa number oi
sources, Pthink our findings vould
have less potential of bermye biased
than Londen Drugs’ findings.” he
added.

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By STEPHEN BARRINGLION

Nites Reporter

But even assuming the company
poll is more accurate than the
committee findings, Hewitt said a
liquor policy must cover all of
British Columbia.

“They can’t sas if they like it on
the North Shore. put it on the
North Shore. tt hs to be for the
whole provinee,”’ Hewitt said,

The special four-month licence
for the fiquer outkt — one of 22
such setups in the proviney -— es-
pired July 34, but the shop will
continue to stay open until the sit-
uation is reviewed further.

“They have been told they can
temporarily continue until they
hear from ous, said) Liquor
Distribution Branch spokesman
Peter Choate, who noted a munis-
terial review or the trial outlet
could: begin as early as the middle
of August.

Nussbaum would not disclose
costs or sitles Tignes for the liquor
outler, ATED cansay ts that (sales)
were excellent and improving.” he
said,

While he said the company is
disappomnted with the recommen:
dattoun. Nussbaum conceded) ditt
could be dane except let customers
hrow what bas happened.

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tagi th cleied offioniuis, that’s
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fipht che sue.”

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