Alcohol plans ‘not fit for purpose’ as drinking habits change
- The City of Port Alberni will draft a new municipal alcohol policy in response to increasing alcohol consumption, as discussed in a council meeting on March 24.
- Dr. Charmaine Enns reported that residents aged 15 and older consumed an average of 15.3 drinks weekly, highlighting an increase in alcohol consumption.
- The rate of alcohol hospitalizations in the Alberni-Clayoquot region was 53 times higher than opioid hospitalizations in 2024.
- Mayor Sharie Minions emphasized the importance of having a municipal alcohol policy for liquor and business license applications.
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The same federal guidelines that once told Americans to eat 11 servings of carbs every day might soon advise against consuming any alcohol. If so, the new recommendation should be taken just as seriously as the old one. Those new federal dietary guidelines, set to be published later this year, could be the culmination of a yearslong effort by anti-alcohol activists and public health officials. To get this far, they've worked to shut out competin…


Alcohol plans ‘not fit for purpose’ as drinking habits change
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