Liquor stores in downtown Vancouver will close in the middle of the gold medal hockey game.
Vancouver police said on Saturday the B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch would assist in closing stores at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
“With the largest crowds to date predicted to take in the Canada-U.S.A. gold medal hockey game in the downtown core, police will be closely monitoring the celebrations and enforcing liquor laws,” said a statement released by police to media.
This most recent round of closures are the earliest in the city's history.
Police thanked affected businesses for their cooperation during the closures over the past week.
“The closures have prove effective at helping mitigate public intoxication and the consumption of liquor in public,” the statement said.
