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LILLEY: LCBO CEO screwing up paper bags symbolic of problems
In early October, the LCBO signed a two-year deal with Quebec-based firm Rosenbloom Inc. That moved prompted Ford to send another letter to the LCBO, this time to the man who oversees Soleas, board chair Carmine Nigro.
How a paper bag contract at the LCBO sent the Ford government scrambling
Weeks after the LCBO awarded a Quebec company with the contract to supply paper bags to stores in Ontario, the Ford government told them to try again and select an Ontario vendor instead. Global News' Isaac Callan explains the timeline for a confusing and contradictory process.
Province orders LCBO to start using paper bags made in Ontario
Although paper bags have not yet returned to LCBO stores, the province is now ordering the Crown corporation to switch suppliers to a company within Ontario.
Ford orders LCBO to find Ontario-based supplier for paper bags
Premier Doug Ford has ordered LCBO to find an Ontario-based supplier for its paper bags after the company signed a contract with a Quebec supplier.
Paper bags will return to LCBO stores in ‘the coming weeks’
Ontario's liquor retailer, the LCBO, stopped offering paper bags a year ago. Despite the environmental benefits, the Doug Ford government balked — and the bags are coming back.
Ford tells LCBO to find Ontario paper bag supplier weeks after $11M deal inked with Quebec firm
Premier Doug Ford has told the LCBO to find an Ontario-based supplier for its soon-to-be-reintroduced paper bags, only weeks after the Crown corporation confirmed a nearly $11-million contract with a Quebec producer.
Doug Ford orders LCBO to try again after it orders paper bags from Quebec
The $10 million contract for bags was signed with a Quebec company and the government — disappointed in the choice — has issued a new directive to seek bids from
Government orders LCBO to replace $10M paper bag contract signed with Quebec company
The LCBO recently entered a contract with a Quebec company to make paper bags, but the government said it had ignored direction to focus on Ontario producers.
Walmart, LCBO are the latest retailers to embrace single-use paper bags. Environmentalists are concerned
Several major retailers are offering paper bags to customers after Ottawa banned single-use plastic ones. But ...
Ontario company says LCBO private warehouse deal is forcing it out of business
An Ontario courier is accusing the LCBO and an international shipping company of conspiring to run it out the province's ...
LQR House Announces First Shipment of SWOL Tequila for LCBO Review
LQR House Inc. (the “Company” or “LQR House”) (NASDAQ:LQR), a niche e-commerce platform specializing in the spirits and beverage industry, is excited to announce the successful shipment of its first ...
BOOZE BUST: Man, 38, accused of LCBO store thefts – again
A 38-year-old man on probation for LCBO theft is now accused of stealing more than $250,000 in booze from liquor stores in ...