Is there anything worse than forgetting to pick up beer before the Labour Day holiday and having to spend the whole weekend sober? No, the answer is no! Thankfully, that won't be a problem this weekend as, for the first time ever, The Beer Store Labour Day weekend schedule will see several of its locations stay open through the long weekend.

It's an end-of-summer miracle!

The Beer Store recently released a list of 63 locations that will be open for business during the holiday on Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., across Ontario.

Wow, that's awesome! But, wait, it gets better. The Beer Store announced that in addition to keeping locations open through Labour Day, all 452 locations will be remaining open on Sept. 1 until 6 p.m.

According to CTV, The Beer Store made its decision to remain open during the holiday after receiving feedback from the public. Doug Ford's provincial government has been locked in a heated battle with The Beer Store over its plan to sell beer and wine in the province's corner stores.

The Toronto Sun reported last week that Finance Minister Rod Philips, who took over the task in June, had decided to take a less aggressive approach to solve the issue.

"I am looking forward to sitting down with the CEOs of the three major breweries," Phillips explained of the meetings scheduled this month with the major breweries that run The Beer Store.

The company has a contract with the government that runs through 2024, allowing them to be the sole retailer of 12 and 24 packs.

Here is a list of the stores that will be open this weekend:

2153 St. Clair Avenue, Toronto

2625A Weston Road, Toronto

500 Dupont Street, Toronto

3524 Dundas Street West, Toronto

70 Weber Street North, Waterloo

624 King Street North, Waterloo

3950 Brock Street North, Whitby

2380 Walker Road, Windsor

8150 Tecumseh Boulevard East, Windsor

911 Dundas Street East, Woodstock

529 Oakwood Avenue, York

161 Young Street, Alliston

95 Commercial Plaza, Ajax

198 Queen Street East, Brampton

80 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

30 Anne Street South, Barrie

640 Yonge Street, Barrie

195 King Street East, Bowmanville

113 Station Street, Belleville

280 Murray Street, Brantford

396 Elizabeth Street, Burlington

200 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge

150 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge

132 Richmond Street, Chatham

476 Division Street, Cobourg

415 First Street, Collingwood

838 Sydney Street, Cornwall

18307 Yonge Street Unit 1, East Gwillimbury

1530 Albion Road, Etobicoke

236 Guelph Street, Georgetown

111 Silvercreek Parkway North, Guelph

710 Woolwich Street, Guelph

282 Parkdale North, Hamilton

1111 Barton Street East, Hamilton

959 Fennell Avenue East, Hamilton

443 The Queensway South, Keswick

290 Concession Street, Kingston

1090 Midland Avenue, Kingston

250 Bleams Road, Kitchener

370 Kent Street West, Lindsay

414 Wharncliffe Road South, London

9350 Highway #93, Midland

3154 Hurontario Street, Mississauga

81 Billy Bishop Way, North York

275 Atherly Road, Orillia

305 Taunton Road East, Oshawa

650 King Street East, Oshawa

1860 Bank Street, Ottawa

1107 Confederation Street, Sarnia

3130 Danforth Avenue, Scarborough

2727 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough

3561 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough

2360 Kennedy Road, Scarborough

871 Milner Ave, Scarborough

1889 Paris Street, Sudbury

806 Red River Road, Thunder Bay

230 Algonquin Boulevard West, Timmins

49 Byron Street, Trenton

1984 Baseline Road, Ottawa

1155 First Avenue East, Owen Sound

1154 Chemong Road, Peterborough

1900 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough





Drink responsibly!