Nunavut Finance Minister Keith Peterson will officially open Iqaluit's long-awaited beer and wine store at noon today in the city's liquor warehouse, which served as a liquor store until it was shut down over 40 years ago. Others argued such a ban would simply fuel the trade in bootlegged alcohol, another scourge the beer and wine store is meant to disrupt. The Iqaluit beer and wine store will open in a new extension of the city's liquor warehouse, which served as a liquor store until it was shut down in 1976. (CBC)The store opening comes just days after The Snack restaurant began serving beer and wine during lunch and dinner. Sales at the new beer and wine store begin at 12:30 p.m.Customers need to be at least 19 and will have to set up an account in order to use the store.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2017 09:00 UTC