No Booze for Royals' First Games

[pontcanna]

CFAX-1070:

Arena rapped for underage drinking

Sept 7 2011

There will be no liquor sales available at Save-on Foods Memorial Arena for its first six event dates in October.

The Liquor Control and Licencing Branch has upheld a licence suspension, issued after city police observed a group of minors in possession of; and at least one minor consuming, beer, at a hockey game in November 2007. Police testified they had attended the game after receiving complaints about minors drinking in the stands.

Arena operator RG Properties appealed the finding and the penalty, and won a new hearing, which was concluded this summer. The second hearing upholds the original ten day suspension, but accepts that four days of it have been served.

One of the issues involved is: what constitutes a business day? The Branch has ordered the suspension must be served on dates when the facility would normally be offering liquor sales.

[CdnSailor]

CFAX-1070:

Arena rapped for underage drinking

Sept 7 2011

There will be no liquor sales available at Save-on Foods Memorial Arena for its first six event dates in October.

The Liquor Control and Licencing Branch has upheld a licence suspension, issued after city police observed a group of minors in possession of; and at least one minor consuming, beer, at a hockey game in November 2007. Police testified they had attended the game after receiving complaints about minors drinking in the stands.

Arena operator RG Properties appealed the finding and the penalty, and won a new hearing, which was concluded this summer. The second hearing upholds the original ten day suspension, but accepts that four days of it have been served.

One of the issues involved is: what constitutes a business day? The Branch has ordered the suspension must be served on dates when the facility would normally be offering liquor sales.

At least there will be drinking for the home opener