Fire Station Gets Liquor License

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From CTV.ca:

POINT LEAMINGTON, N.L. -- A small-town spat that began when the mayor of a rural Newfoundland community barred firefighters from drinking on the job has erupted into fierce protests from locals demanding his resignation.

Nearly a year after putting an end to the decades-old practice, Mayor Robert Elliott has become persona non grata in this picturesque community of 600.

Astonishing, eh?

For more than 30 years, Point Leamington's fire station doubled as a speakeasy. Volunteer firefighters routinely sold and drank beer at the fire hall until officials confiscated the booze last spring. The move came after Elliott issued several warnings about drinking on the premises.

The fire chief subsequently resigned. Then, on Dec. 28, 15 of the department's remaining 17 members quit en masse, citing "a lack of respect" in a letter to Point Leamington's town council.

Since then, Elliott has endured much of the community's wrath.

Elliott has also caved and secured a liquor license for the fire hall allowing the firefighters to drink three days a week.

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