starting this Thursday licensed convenience stores in the province will be able to sell beer cider wine and ready to drink beverages it coincides with students heading back to the classroom this week and the Ontario Secondary School teachers Federation is concerned about the proximity of these retailers to schools we're going to have these convenience stores probably with teenagers working in them as well the access apparently some 7-Elevens you're going to be allowed to sit and drink in the convenience store too I have concerns about that you know the premier has said we can't have safe injection sites near a school Ontario recently banned supervised drug consumption sites within 200 meters of schools while the alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario does not allow Cannabis stores within 150 M of a school but there are no such regulations for licensed convenience stores for example convenience Canada here on Queen Street West is located just 130 MERS from Parkdale Collegiate Institute is to close for young kids some Parkdale residents we spoke to share the Union's concerns get them away from schools and Li libraries and stuff like that because it's not safe we reached out to the AGCO for comment but did not hear back in time for this broadcast however the regulator has said it's ramping up inspections to ensure retailers are complying with the rules in August for example a surprise inspection of Maybel Tuck Shop in at tobaco found it'll let allegedly jumped the gun on alcohol sales and had its alcohol retail license and Lottery retailer registration suspended for 21 days but the majority of people we spoke to are welcoming licensed convenience stores as long as they don't make iding people a problem then I guess that's all right and and they are iding people I think it's fantastic why that cuz I don't think any Corporation should have a monopoly on a product roughly 4,800 convenience store licenses have been approved by the AGCO and there are more alcohol sale expansions coming to the province as of October 31st licensed big box grocery stores and licensed grocery stores will be able to sell a wider variety of booze in Parkdale Michelle Mackey for City news