Drinks may be poured later as the City of Vancouver is considering extending their drinking hours. Vancouver is proposing that pubs, bars, and clubs be permitted to serve liquor until 3 a.m., while restaurants will be able to serve until 2 a.m., regardless of which day of the week it is. Currently, the latter is only able to serve until 1 a.m. on weeknights and 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Vancouver isn’t especially known for its nightlife in terms of big cities, but this consideration goes beyond the party crowd’s desires. The liquor-serving policy is one that has not been changed in over 20 years and could be a big deal, not just for party goers wanting to stay out later, but for businesses hoping to survive.
Jesse Sugarman, partner of The Charaltan gastropub said to CTV:
“I’m confident that if we could stay open later there would be more people coming.”
A survey on the proposal asking for public opinion closed on Mar. 9 and the city is now reviewing user feedback to help shape their recommendations which will be presented to the public by June of this year.
