The 120-year dry spell in , Canada, ended this week with the first alcoholic drinks being legally served in the town. Prohibition was lifted by a 5-2 vote of the town council last year, allowing liquor licenses to be issued to local venues. After months of preparation, High 5 restaurant was the first to offer guests the potent potable of their choosing.
“A little bit overwhelming and a little bit of nervousness. ..
. We’re excited to offer the community something that [wasn’t] offered before,” Richard Beaulieu, the co-owner of the restaurant, told CTV News Calgary. While liquor licenses are available to restaurants and a local golf course, local laws still prevent bars, clubs and liquor stores from operating in the town according to the Calgary Herald.
The town, located in the province of Alberta, first banned alcohol in 1902 according to the Calgary Herald. Alberta later implemented a province-wide prohibition policy before lifting it in 1924. At the time, remained a dry holdout and kept it that way for nearly a century.
The town was founded by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which forbids the consumption of alcohol and 62% of the town’s population belonged to the church as of 2021 according to the Calgary newspaper. About 47% of townsfolk voted to keep dry in a non-binding plebiscite last year ahead of the eventual council vote. “It might have a very changing effect on our town.
We will not know until it happens. Do I have fears? I do. But I trust the people.
Changes can be good, changes can be bad — we shall see,” Mayor Maggie Kronen told the newspaper. Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC. .
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