District of North Vancouver council has endorsed Grouse Mountain’s bid for two new food primary liquor licenses and longer liquor hours during the 2010 Winter Games.

On Monday, DNV council gave its support to the mountain resort which will be seeking two new licenses for its Alpine Cabin and hiwus Feast House, and to extend its hours serving alcohol from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. to the new hours of 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. from Feb. 8 to March 1, 2010.

Grouse hopes to be a major tourist draw for local and international visitors during the Olympics by running its ski hill and food and beverage operations 24 hours a day from Feb. 12 to 28, 2010, as well as being the broadcast centre for NBC’s Today show.

The resort has previously run non-stop for 24 hours and 48 hours with extended liquor hours. Both went off without a hitch, Mbaho said.

With the district’s blessing, Mbaho said Grouse will now be applying for the licenses and extensions to the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Branch.

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