Cinderella may have to go home early, but many living in Vancouver still want to have a drink.

Later hours for serving alcohol at restaurants are coming to Vancouver, as a staff report that will be presented to Council next Thursday will suggest extensions to 1am on weekdays and 2am on weekends.

To this, I say it is about bloddy time, and hallellujah.

I just had a cousin in town from Montreal, and upon finishing a movie late at about 12:15 on a Tuesday, he was shocked at our inability find a restaurant where we could go for a late-night snack and a beer – in downtown Vancouver, no less.

There seems to be complete unity on passing these staff recommendations, as evidenced by Suzanne Anton’s simple and effective quote on why things need to change:

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