Wine-Loving Volunteers Needed! Okanagan Wine Festival Society Lieutenant Governor Wine Awards September 11-14
July 29, 2019
Put your palate to the test and get some face time with some of BC top wine professionals! We are looking for sommeliers, WSET students, restaurant and liquor retail staff to join our team for…
Province now accepting applications for non-medical cannabis marketing licence
July 29, 2019
The Province of BC is now accepting applications for the Marketing Licence for non-medical cannabis. The Marketing Licence authorizes licensees to promote the products of federally licensed cannabis producers to provincially licensed non-medical cannabis retail stores and…
New LCRB Policy 19-10: Correction to Special Event Permits Policy 18-06
July 29, 2019
On July 18, 2019, the LCRB released Policy Directive 19-10, a correction to Policy Directive 18-06 (variety-of-liquor requirement for large special event permits). Download a copy of Directive 19-10 here. Under the former policy:Permittees holding a…
Summer 2019 ABLE BC Member Meetings
July 29, 2019
ABLE BC's Executive Director Jeff Guignard is on the road again this summer to host member meetings across the province. From July 22 to August 1, we are touring through the Thompson Okanagan and Kootenay Rockies regions. A full schedule…
Remembering Harry McWatters, BC Wine Icon and Pioneer
July 29, 2019
As many of you may already know, it is with great sadness we share: Harry McWatters, a BC Wine Icon and Pioneer and founder of Sumac Ridge Estate, SYL Ranch, Time Estate, TIME Winery and…
Make an extra $1000 per month with VI Banking ATM
July 12, 2019
Since 2015, ABLE BC has been pleased to partner with VI Banking ATM as the Alliance's preferred ATM supplier. VI Banking recently celebrated their 11 year anniversary as a leader in the ATM industry! ABLE BC is committed…
BC government announces ride-sharing regulations
July 12, 2019
Earlier this week, the provincial government announced the regulations and insurance policy for ride-sharing services in British Columbia. The province will allow companies to apply to the Passenger Transportation Board by the beginning of September 2019. Read…
Good news about WorkSafe BC Rates
July 12, 2019
We are delighted to announce that WorkSafe BC rates are going down in 2020 by 3.7 per cent (from 0.81 to 0.78 per cent of employer’s assessable payroll) for BC’s pubs, bars, nightclubs, and lounges.…
Update to BC’s Wine in Grocery Stores Model
July 12, 2019
One of the consequences of the new USMCA trade agreement between Canada and the United States was that British Columbia committed to eliminating measures allowing BC wines only to be sold on grocery store shelves.…
2019 BC Liquor Conference Early Bird Registration is open!
July 12, 2019
Early bird registration for the 2019 BC Liquor Conferenceis open! This event sells out every year. Get your pass now:register here.The fourth annual BC Liquor Conference takes place Sunday, October 20 and Monday, October 21, 2019.…