/R E P E A T -- LCBO closings on Thanksgiving Day, October 12/

TORONTO , Oct. 5 /CNW/ - LCBO stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 12, 2009 . Regular hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, October 13 .

All LCBO stores will have regular hours of business on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11 .

Some LCBO agency stores will observe their normal hours of business on Monday, October 12 . Agency stores are locally-owned retail establishments that contract with the LCBO to sell beverage alcohol and other products in communities that are too small to support LCBO stores.

All LCBO offices, including LCBO Infoline and LCBO Customer Service, will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

Customers can confirm individual store hours at any time by checking with their local LCBO store, contacting the toll-free, bilingual LCBO Infoline at 1-800-ONT-LCBO (668-5226) or [email protected]. In Toronto , call 416 365-5900. The TTY number for the deaf and hard of hearing is 416 864-6898 or 1-800-361-3291.

Store staff can provide tips and recipes to help hosts entertain responsibly during the Thanksgiving weekend so guests get home safely. Information about responsible party planning is also available on the LCBO website at http://www.lcbo.com/socialresponsibility/content_host.shtml

The LCBO reminds customers to never consume alcohol when driving.

Don't forget to bring a reusable bag when you shop at LCBO and please take your empty beverage alcohol containers (large and small glass bottles, PET plastic, Tetra Paks, bag-in-box and cans) to The Beer Store for a full deposit refund.

For further information: MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Erwin, Senior Communications Consultant, Tel: [phone], Cell: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]