Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet residents vote on beer and wine stores today

Voters in Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, head to the polls today to give their opinion on a beer and wine storein their communities.

Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time.

• Nunavut on track to open Iqaluit beer and wine store in 2017
• Iqaluit residents vote 'yes' to proposed beer and wine store

InRankinInlet, voters can go to theSiniktarvikHotel - Salon A. In Cambridge Bay, voters can head to the LukeNovoligakCommunity Hall.

Voters are required to be aNunavutresident for at least one year on May 1 to vote. They are also required to beliving in the community where the referendum is being held.

The results of the plebiscites are non-binding.

The final decision to open a beer and wine store in each hamlet is made by the territorialcabinet. A beer and wine store in Iqaluitis expected to open this summer.