New rules keep some St-Jean partiers away

Thousands came out to celebrate the Fete national in Quebec City Thursday night. However, new rules kept some party goers away. For the first time, people could not bring their own alcohol to the party site.

Heightened security checked searched every bag that entered the Plains of Abraham. Every member of Quebec City’s police force was on duty.

The city says the new rules are intended to make Saint Jean celebrations safer. Last year there were two stabbings and about a hundred arrests. They want the party to become a family event, like the Carnaval de Quebec.