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TulitaliquorbustreinforcesneedforrestrictionsMLAPoliticsTerritorial7TuesdayOctober222013GETREADYFORPurchaseanyjacketorpairofbootsandbeautomaticallyenteredtowinaValiduntilNovember5.KaesersStoresLtd.76-80BreynatStreetFortSmithNT867872-2345MensWomensandChildrensMensWomensandChildrensChristmaslightsnowavailable.MakeyourhousefortheholidaysByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnothermajorliquoranddrugbustintheSahtucommu-nityofTulitaovertheThanks-givingweekendreinforcestheneedforre-establishingliquorrestrictionsinneighbouringcommunityandregionalliquorretailhubNormanWellssaysSahtuMLANormanYakeleya.Alootof75mickeysone26-ozbottleandanother1-litrebottleofvodkaand12tallcans750mlofbeerwereseizedonSaturdayOct.12.ThreeindividualsfromTu-litahavebeenchargedundertheGNWTLiquorActandarescheduledtoappearinJusticeofthePeacecourtonNov.122013.Tulitaliquorrestrictionsallowindividualstopossessone40-ozbottleofspirits12regular-sized355mlcansofbeerandthreemickeys375mlina24-hourperiod.TheliquorisbelievedtohavebeenpurchasedinNor-manWellswhereliquorre-strictionsfromthe1970swereremovedafterthetownsresi-dentsvotednarrowlyinfa-vourofdoingsoinDecember2011causingcontroversyinthesurroundingcommuni-tieswherepeoplewerenotallowedtovoteandlimitsonalcoholstillapply.YakeleyasaidtheseizurelendssupporttothedesireforreinstatingrestrictionsonliquorpurchasesinNormanWellsanissuebroughtforthintheLegislatureinBill24anActtoAmendtheLiquorAct.Itcertainlyreinforcesourneedtoputsomecontrolsinourcommunitiesfromare-gionalperspectivehesaid.Thebillwillhelpwithsomeofthecontrols.TheamountofalcoholbeingseizedindicatesthatyesthereisanissuewiththeliftingoftherestrictionsonliquorsalesattheNormanWellsliquorstore.ThebillwouldallowallSahtucommunitiestobeabletovotereferendum-styleonthegovernmentspreviousdecisiontoliftliquorrestrictionsinNor-manWells.Publicconsultationsonthebillhavebeenongoinginthecommunitiesandthebillisexpectedtogothroughthirdreadinginthecurrentsession.ThoughtheNormanWellsChamberofCommercehasmadeitclearthatbusinessisopposedtogovernmentre-strictiononsalesofalcoholYakeleyasaidtheresquiteasignicantamountofsup-portforthebillintheSahtu.Bill24isreallysettingupastructureforaregionaldecisionmakingprocesshesaid.WehavethatinourlandclaimstheWildlifeActthroughoureducationboardsthroughourhealthboardssothosetypesofregionaldecisionmakingmod-elsarealreadyintheSahtu.Besidesthediscussiononlimitsforliquorsalesthepub-licforumshavealsoopenedupdialogueontheneedforon-the-landtreatmentprogramsforaddictionsanddifferentwaysofcontrollingbootleg-gingincommunities.LutselKeandcommunitiesintheTlichoareconsideringinstallinganairportscannerforAirTindiightstocontrolboozecominginviaairthoughnosuchcontrolsexistforboot-leggersbringingalcoholinbyboatorsnowmobile.WhileSahtucommunitieshavetoucheduponthosekindsofmeasuresYakeleyasaidmostresidentswantanewsystemforreportingandconvictingbootleggersthatunderstandsthepredicamentsofsmallcom-munitieswithlargefamilies.Though100percentofpeopleatthehearingsinTulitawanttoseeliquorre-strictionsreplacedinNormanWellsbootleggerscontinuetothriveinthecommunity.Thereneedstobesomede-velopmentworkfromJusticeonhowdoweestablishaneffec-tivemechanismforreportingbootleggersandstrongernesforbootleggingYakeleyasaid.Thewaytheexistinglawsaremakesitverydifcultforanycommunitymembertoconvictabootleggerbecausethefam-ilytiesaresoclosethesocialsettingmakesitdifcultforpeopletoreportanytypeofbootlegginggoingon.Presentlypeoplearere-quiredtophysicallywitnessandtestifyincourtthattheyboughtabottlefromabootleg-gerinordertoconvictthem.Youhavetobaitthem.Thenoncethatsdoneofcourseinasmalltowneverybodyknowsinveminutes.Thesocialrami-cationsareveryverystrong.Theninmaybethreemonthsyouvegottotestify.Soifyouandyourfamilyarelivinginthatcommunityyoumighthavealargefamilyyoullhavetoputupwithharassment.Thesocialbacklashisprettystrong.EvenifthebilltoreinstateliquorrestrictionsinNormanWellsdoesnotpassYakeleyasaidthecommunitydiscussionsontheissuehavebeenfruitfulandwilllikelyleadtomoreat-tentionbeingplacedonhealingaroundaddictions.WerehavingallthisboozecominginfromNormanWellspeoplearebringingcasesandcases.Alcoholisahighlyad-dictivedrugandfamiliesdowanttostopyettheresnosuitableprogramforthemtogoandsaywewanttoputtheboozeawayYakeleyasaid.PhotoTulitaRCMPRCMPseizedalargeamountofliquorintendedforbootlegginginTulitaovertheThanksgivingweekend.MLANormanYakeleyasaidthebustsupportsaneedformoreliquorrestrictions.GovernmentchallengedonaddictionscentreclosingspendingplansByJACKDANYLCHUKHealthMinisterTomBeau-lieucameunderpressureontheopeningdayoftheleg-islativesessionlastweektoexplainwhyheshutteredtheNatsejeeKehaddictionstreatmentcentreinHayRiver.ThegovernmentproducedapairofreportsonaddictionsandtreatmentlastyearandneithermentionedclosingthetreatmentcentreRangeLakeMLADarylDolynnysaidashechallengedthehealthmin-istertocomeupwithanswers.Beaulieusaidthegov-ernmentoptedforon-the-landprogramsinplaceofNatseejeeKehandhascontractswithsouthernin-stitutionstoprovidemedicaldetoxservicesbutDolynnyisdemandingmoredetail.InuvikBootLakeMLAAlfredMoseschallengedBeaulieuonthetimeittakestondadetoxbedandtoldtheLegislaturethatsomeofhisconstituentshavewaitedmorethanamonth.Thegovernmentscapi-talbudgetalsogotaroughridefromMLAswhosere-gionswereoverlookedinthe222-millionspendingplanthatallocates70milliontotheconstructionofanall-seasonInuvik-TuktoyaktukhighwayandnothingtotherenovationoftheStantonTerritorialHospital.Thisisaveryunbal-ancedcapitalbudgetsaidWeledehMLABobBrom-ley.Thehighwaysarewayover-representedwhileedu-cationwhichisoursecond-largestdepartmentandanextremelyhighpriorityonwhichwerefailingisdownatthreepercent.NormanYakeleyawhoseprivatemembersbillgivingallSahtucommunitiesasayonthefutureoftheNormanWellsliquorstorewillbedebatedthisweekwasalsocriticaloftheTuktoyak-tukallocationandsaidthatinvestmentisneededonasouthernlegoftheMackenzieHighwaytoservicethede-velopingCanolshaleoilplay.Bromleyalsochallengedthegovernmenttoesh-outits700-millionplantoex-porthydro-electricpowertoAlbertaandSaskatchewanfromtheTaltsondam.PremierBobMcLeodwhopromotedtheplanheavilyinhisopeningstatementtothelegislaturesaidtheprojectwhichwouldrequireanin-creaseintheterritorysbor-rowinglimitdependsonabusinesscase.Weareworkingonabusinesscasesaidthepre-mier.Ifitsfeasibletoex-portpowerafterselookafterNortherndemandsthenitssomethingwerelookingat.Theintensethree-weeksessionisexpectedtodealwiththreekeypiecesoflegislationanewWildlifeActthathasbeen10yearsinthemakingamendmentstotheEducationandLiquoractsandareportorelectoralboundaries.PoliticsTerritorial