Fredericton retailers can set Sunday hours, council rules

Retailers in Fredericton can now set their own hours on Sundays.

City council passed a bylaw changeon Mondaynight, which will allow store owners to decide when they will open and close.

Under the previous rules, they were limited to between noon and 5 p.m.

The change follows arequest by the Retail Councilof Canada in February.

One exception remains, however. Stores are not allowed to open at all on Easter Sunday.

Most New Brunswick municipalities limit potential Sunday openings from noon until 5 p.m.

Retailers in Frederictonhave called on the cityto update its Sunday shopping bylaw in the past.

Bathurst council scrapped its Sunday shopping bylaw in May and also gave stores the right to open when they want on Sundays.