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June 16, 2026
Bolton, Ontario – The Beer Store will have two more locations serving customers in Toronto in time for Canada Day. The Beer Store will open at 1089 Kingston Rd., Scarborough on Monday, June 22nd, 2026, and The Beer Store at 3078 Don Mills Rd., North York will open on Monday, June 29th, 2026. Both locations will open at 10:00AM.
“This is great news for customers and those looking to return empty alcohol containers for a deposit refund,” said Ozzie Ahmed, VP Retail TBS. “We’re excited to be opening stores and welcoming customers. We know how important it is to make returning empties easy and convenient for people across Ontario.”
Opening Day
Members of the public and media are invited to join Beer Store staff, including Roy Benin, President and CEO and Ozzie Ahmed, Vice-President of Retail at a ribbon cutting ceremony before normal hours of operation on Monday, June 22nd at 1089 Kingston Rd.
9:30AM – Coffee and light refreshments
9:35AM – Welcome by Ozzie Ahmed, VP Retail
9:40AM – Remarks by Roy Benin, President and CEO
9:45AM – Ribbon cutting & photo opportunity
9:50AM – Media availability
10:00AM – Open for business
For hours of operation and information about finding a convenient location to return empty alcohol containers, please visit www.thebeerstore.ca
Returning Empty Alcohol Containers
The Beer Store launched an Empty Return Locator to make it easier than ever to find a Beer Store or alternative location that accepts empty alcohol containers so consumers can get their deposit back.
In 2025, Beer Store customers brought back approximately 1.6 billion empty alcohol containers for reuse, recycling and to get deposit money back. The Beer Store is Ontario’s proven recycling and reuse solution for empty alcohol containers, including beer bottles and cans, as well as wine and spirit containers sold in Ontario. In almost 100 years of operation TBS has successfully collected for reuse or recycling over 170 billion empty alcohol containers.
Consumers can find the Locator on the Beer Store’s website. Visit www.thebeerstore.ca/where-to return-empties. From the homepage of www.thebeerstore.ca, in the navigation bar select ‘Returning Empties’. This menu will drop down, then select ‘where to Return Empties’.
About The Beer Store
Owned by Ontario-based brewers and named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers 2025 and 2026, the Beer Store is an integrated business including Ontario’s largest beer retailer, the convenient location for returning empty alcohol containers and leading beverage distributor. The TBS logistics division has 26 points of distribution strategically located across the province to meet the needs of customers.
TThe Beer Store proudly distributed over 3.2 million hectoliters of beer to thousands of retail and convenience customers in 2025. The Beer Store is deeply committed to responsible sales and not selling to minors or people who are intoxicated, challenging almost 1.3 million customers in 2025. It is also one of the greenest retailers in the world, annually collecting for reuse and recycling approximately 1.6 billion empty alcohol containers. The Beer Store employs thousands of hard-working Ontarians with well-paying full-time and part-time jobs
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