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24FOCUS-JANUARY2013withhotelownerswhooftenservedupthebeveragetominorsandathoursnotpermittedbytheirlicense.SpurredonbyvocaladvocatesofthetemperancemovementtoclosealldrinkingestablishmentstheOntarioTemperanceActwaspassedin1916toprohibitthesaleofalcoholacrosstheentireprovince.Whilethex18actx19effectivelyslowedthe9owofalcoholaswithanybannedproductitopenedupalucrativebusinessforsmugglerswhoensuredthe9owofthebannedproductintoPortPerryandOntario.ThecurrentLCBOstylestorewearefamiliarwithtodaywascreatedin1927followingtheendofprohibition.AtthesametimeBrewersRetailstoreswerecreatedtosellbeerinacontrolledmannerwhilewinesandspiritsweresoldinLCBOoutlets.ButPortPerrywasslowtoembracethesaleofalcoholinthetownandonatleastfouroccasionsoverthenext30yearsthex18drysx19succeededinvotingtokeepthebeveragefrom9owingbackintothecommunity.Itwasnx19tuntil1957whenbackedbythemajorityoflocalbusinessownersthebattletobringalcoholbacktothetownsucceeded.Theissuedrewthelargestnumberofvoterstoevermarkaballotinthehistoryofthetown.Withanoverwhelmingmajorityof92percentinfavouroutletsforbeerandliquorwereapproved.OnJune131958lessthansevenmonthsfollowingthevotetheLCBOopenedits8rststoreinPortPerryatthecornerofQueenandPerryStreetinthebuildingnowoccupiedbytheRoyalBankbuilding.Unlikethecurrentself-servemethodofshoppingcustomerscouldnotbrowsetheproducts.Alltheliquorbottleswereconcealedonshelvesbehindtheclerkx19scounter.ThismethodissimilartothecurrentsetupatOntariox19sbeerstorestothisday.Topurchaseabottleofliquoreverypersonwasrequiredto8lloutax1cpurchaseform.x1dTheinformationrequiredincludedthebrandandvolumeofliquorrequestedthedateapermitbooknumberifyouhadoneyourstreetaddresstownnameandasignature.WhencompletedtheformwashandedtotheLCBOclerkwhocheckeditoverforerrorsandaccuracybeforedisappearingintothebackto8lltheorder.The8rstself-servestoresinOntariowherecustomersdidnothavetorelyonaclerktoretrievealcoholwereintroducedin1969.ButinPortPerrythiscumbersomeprocesscontinuedattheLCBOx19sQueenStreetstoreuntilthesummerof1976whentheliquoroutletmovedintotheirpresentlocationatthecornerofPerryandMaryStreets.ThePortPerryLCBOstoreisscheduledtoopeninitsbrightlargenewstorewestoftownaboutmid-Februaryx13coincidentallyatatimewhenthereiscontroversybrewingaboutthefutureprivatizationofliquorsalesintheprovince.OnlytimewilltelliftheLCBOwillalsobecomearelicofthepastashavemanyotherantiquatedlaws.ByJ.PeterHvidstenFocusonScugogContinuedfrompage22905-655-32911-800-575-56564179SimcoeSt.N.Oshawajust10kmsouthofPortPerryWhenQualityCountsDropintoDurhamKubotatoseewhatwehaveforyou.UnparalleledSnow-ClearingPerformanceNoProblemwhenyoux19reequippedwithahardworkinghigh-performancesnowblowerfromAriens.PackedwithpowerandbuilttolastanArienssnowblowercanquicklycleardrivewaysandsidewalkswithease.ArienshasafulllineofhomeownerandprofessionalmodelsavailablesowhateverthewinterweatherthrowsatyouanAriensSnow-Throwillcleartheway.SnowProblemRayHobbsgarageEst.1954CallBrianTasselltodayandfndoutwhatgoodcustomerserviceisallabout182NorthportRoadUnits89PortPerry905-985-0059www.rayhobbsgarage.aaro.ca60WaterSt.PortPerry905-985-7873PORTPERRYDIAL-A-JUGandmanythanks