For the next few days, booze is banned in Tuktoykatuk.
A temporary prohibition order has been issued from 12:01 a.m. April 17 until 11:59 p.m. April 23, the Tuesday following the Beluga Jamboree.
“No person shall consume, purchase, sell, or transport liquor within a 25 kilometre radius during this week!!” says the notice posted to the hamlet’s social media account. “Offenders will be fined! The fine can be up to $500 or imprisonment of up to 30 days or both.
Tuktoyaktuk’s Beluga Jamboree kicks off today. Opening ceremonies are set for 5 p.m. at Kitti Hall and fireworks will hit the skies at 1 a.m. The opening day will conclude with the Stanley “Wooly Bully” Keevik memorial twisting contest, where couples will show off their dance skills for a cash prize.