Tulita residents facing liquor related charges

Three Tulita residents are being charged with causing a domestic disturbance.

On Sunday, June 11th Tulita police located 3 adults in a boat tied to shore drinking liquor.

RCMP found 44 bottles of 375ml vodka, 12 cans of Palm Bays, 5 bottles of 755ml vodka and fireball and 2 bottles of 60 ounce Vodka.

The 3 adults were released when sober with tickets under the NWT Liquor Act. The liquor as well as the boat they were transporting the liquor in were seized as well.

As the charges are not sworn in court at the time of this release police are not releasing any additional information of the identity of the persons.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

GNWT says 3 more school buildings show elevated lead in water

The territorial government says another three school sites showed elevated levels of lead in drinking water after testing earlier this month. With 32 tested school results announced to date, 26 have tested positive for elevated levels of lead in some of their drinking water fixtures.

New smoking cessation program launched at Stanton Territorial Hospital

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has announced the launch of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation at Stanton Territorial Hospital. The program aims to help smokers get care while in hospital, and afterwards.  

YWCA doubles down on multi-use daycare and housing space near BP

YWCA NWT is in the planning phases for a new multi-purpose space that would include more than 20 family-sized affordable housing units, along with affordable daycare. Alayna Ward with the YWCA said the new facility is planned to be similar to Gotı̀¨ li KÇ«̀€ in Yellowknife, a multi-use facility with family housing units the YWCA opened in 2023. The organization wants to build the proposed multi-use facility on the lot by Boston Pizza where the daycare was planned to open this spring.

Federal investment in NWT food security announced

Northwest Territories Member of Parliament Rebecca Alty highlighted an investment of over $95,000 into three organizations in the NWT under the Local Food Infrastructure Fund.

Aurora College announces new Interim President

The Aurora College Board of Governors has appointed a new Interim President while they continue their search for a candidate to fill the role full time. Dr. Nora Houlahan will be taking the position starting on May 4, with Dr. Heather McCagg-Nystrom continuing as Acting President until that time. Â