Iqaluit bar facing fine, licence suspension after liquor act violations
Chartroom says it will be closed for 6 days this month
The Chartroom in Iqaluit is facing a fine and has lost its liquor licence for six days after the Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board found it allowed gambling and drunk people to stay on the premises.
The board announced the charges in a news release this week, and said the Chartroom had acknowledged its violations.
The board is ordering the sports bar to pay a fine of $10,000 and has suspended its liquor licence for six business days between Jan. 8 and 24.
The Chartroom has posted on Facebook that it'll be closed on Jan. 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 and 24.
"It is particularly concerning when the licence holder continues to serve alcohol to persons who are already clearly intoxicated and then permits them to engage in gambling, which is also clearly prohibited on licensed premises," said Valerie Inukpuk, chair of the Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board, in a statement.
Inukput said once a licence is granted, whomever holds it has an obligation to comply with the territory's liquor act in a way that ensures the "safe and responsible use of alcohol in the community."