A Nova Scotia man has been fined for allowing underage drinking on his property, after a grad party sent two teens to hospital.
RCMP say they responded to a complaint at 10:30 p.m. on June 16 at a home on Haddon Hill Road in Chester.
The complaint was initially about a “heavily-intoxicated male passed out” at the residence, but officers arrived to find upwards of 60 young people in a field at the location.
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A news release from the RCMP describes the teens as being in “various levels of intoxication due to alcohol consumption.”
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An 18-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl were taken by ambulance to the South Shore Regional Hospital for treatment because of their level of intoxication.
A 19-year-old man was arrested for causing a disturbance and later released.
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“Police are reminding those thinking of hosting parties to consider the risks and liabilities involved,” the news release reads.
“Underage drinking is a serious matter and Lunenburg District RCMP will be holding property owners accountable for allowing youth to consume alcohol on their property.”
The 46-year-old property owner was issued a summary offence ticket under the Nova Scotia Liquor Control Act for permitting drunkenness at the party on his property.
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