Tim Hortons launching first floating 'boat-thru' on Ontario lake

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The primary-ever Tims Boat-Via is coming to Ontario’s Lake Scugog to have fun this August lengthy weekend.

Tim Horton’s is providing sailors, boaters and paddlers a bevy of summer season drinks without spending a dime on Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6.

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The precise location is located on Lake Scugog’s westernmost tip close to Port Perry on the Beacon Marina.

“{The summertime} Tims Run is an iconic Canadian custom that’s a must-do whenever you’re gathering with household and associates,” mentioned Hope Bagozzi, Chief Advertising Officer for Tim Hortons, in an announcement.

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“Our summers fly by so rapidly and Canadians savour each second of their lengthy weekends — so we thought why not open our first-ever Tims Boat-Via so our friends on Lake Scugog don’t miss a minute on the water.”

The menu contains glowing quenchers, chilly brews and vanilla iced lattes.

Final 12 months, the coffeehouse examined its first automated drive-thru in Tecumseh, eliminating face-to-face communication with workers. The situation was chosen to check the pilot mission due to its high-traffic drive-thru and the willingness of its house owners to take part.

“We’re looking for methods to enhance the velocity in our drive-thru,” mentioned Zahra Lakhani, senior director of format innovation for Tim Hortons.

“Increasingly more friends have been utilizing the drive-thru over the previous few years and that accelerated much more with the pandemic.”