BC bars allowed open for Olympic men’s hockey medal games
Posted February 20, 2014 12:25 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Hockey fans will be able to celebrate a Canadian Olympic hockey victory or drown their Olympic hockey tears, as long as they don’t drink alcohol while doing it.
Attorney General Suzanne Anton says bars and pubs in BC will be allowed to extend their hours for bronze and gold medal men’s hockey games in Sochi.
The gold medal game on Sunday takes place at 4 a.m. Pacific when, under regular rules, the establishments would be shuttered. But the province says it will make an exception to the rules in the spirit of the Olympic Games.
Bars and pubs will be allowed to stay open so patrons can watch the game, but last call will remain the same.
Saturday’s bronze medal game begins at 7 a.m.
In BC, booze can’t be served until 9 a.m. at the earliest; unconsumed drinks must be cleared within a half hour of the end of service.
