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LETTER: Society should be discouraging alcohol consumption

Most people drink responsibly but some don't and we don't want them wandering around downtown.
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Crowds gather around the Olde Towne Plaza during Light Up Okotoks on Nov. 18, 2022.

Dear Editor, 

Re: Town seeks input on entertainment district proposal, April 19 

Proposing the idea of drinking in public is a bad idea in my opinion and is leading us in the wrong direction. 

Alcohol is already extremely prevalent in our society and is considered a No. 1 carcinogen. Most people drink responsibly but some don't and we don't want them wandering around downtown because impairment in the streets has led to traffic fatalities and disorder. 

We should, as a society, be discouraging alcohol consumption, not promoting it, especially with our younger generations. 

Tracy White 

Okotoks

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