Cardston votes a resounding no to alcohol sales, backyard chickens, and Sunday sports

The predominantly Mormon town of Cardston held a non-binding plebiscite yesterday, October 6. Citizens were asked a number of questions. Backyard hens, alcohol sales, and Sunday sporting events at Town operated fields and facilities were definitively rejected by the voters. Flouride in the Town's drinking water found favour with a very small majority of voters. Approximately 1450 voters out of appriximately 1800 eligible voters turned out for the plebiscite.

 The Town of Cardston has been alcohol-free for 109 years, and seems likely to remain so for the forseeable future.

The full results of the plebiscite held on October 6, 2014 are as follows (from the Town's wbsite cardston.ca):

Are you in favour of allowing backyard hens in the Town of Cardston?
Yes: 317
No: 1108

Are you in favour of having fluoride in Town of Cardston drinking water?
Yes: 732
No: 703

Are you in favour of allowing sporting events to book Town operated fields and facilities on Sundays?
Yes: 481
No: 960

Are you in favour of alcohol sales within the Town of Cardston?
Yes: 347
No: 1089

If the province would amend legislation to allow limited access in our area, are you in favour of restaurants and/or recreational facilities within the Town of Cardston selling alcohol?
Yes: 456
No: 956

Should the Town conduct a pilot project to determine the impact and feasibility of allowing backyard hens?
Yes: 322
No: 1065

Related link/source: cardston.ca