Customers line up outside Oak Tree Place liquor store in Charlottetown Wednesday afternoon to stock up on supplies.
As of Thursday, March 19 at 2 p.m., all 17 liquor stores throughout Prince Edward Island will be closed until further notice.
This comes after an agreement between Dr. Heather Morrison, the province’s chief public health officer, and cabinet that liquor and cannabis corporations are not an essential service during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.