Club 867, Whitehorse’s newest party venue, violated liquor provisions with exotic dancers and “offensive conduct” several times throughout last month’s Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival, earning it a 48-hour licence suspension.

The five-month-old nightclub attached to the Ramada Inn twice permitted “exotic dancing within the required one-metre barrier of an audience,” according to the Yukon Liquor Corp.

The two incidents, which breached what is effectively part of a “no-touching” rule, occurred on the festival’s opening and closing days, Feb. 18 and Feb. 23.

Club 867 also advertised the fleshy affairs without permission from the corporation’s president, a requirement under Yukon Liquor Act regulations.

That contravention happened Feb. 23, the same evening it was “allowing riotous, disorderly or offensive conduct” on the premises, the liquor corporation states in its case summary.

The business was served with a two-day penalty Feb. 23 for the four violations.

“Typically that means the operation shuts down for that period of time, but that’s not what’s enforced; what’s enforced is they’re not allowed to sell alcohol,” said Mark Hill, the liquor corporation’s vice-president of operations.

Hill said discovery of the breaches was “complaint-driven,” though inspectors are also out in force during Rendezvous.

Yukon Liquor Board policy states that “exotic entertainment ... includes but is not limited to exotic dancing and strip tease.”

The board also says territorial legislation “prohibits offensive conduct, immoral performances and indecent acts.”

Club 867 promoted exotic dancers, like “Vienna Venom,” on its Facebook page in the lead-up to Feb. 18 and throughout the week.

One post from Feb. 17 features photos of two dancers, including the Edmonton-based Venom — presumably not her real surname — in faux-leather lingerie.

Venom’s stated interest in quinoa recipes and “holidays at home” — visible on her Pinterest page — were not evidenced in the posts.

The lusty performances followed wet T-shirt contests at the operation prior to Rendezvous.

Yvonne Benoit owns and manages the nightclub, which typically features DJs, local bands or salsa dancing.

Raised partly in Faro, Benoit has thanked her mother for helping make the business a reality. She was one of eight co-workers in Faro to win a $25-million Lotto Max jackpot in 2013, paving the way for investment in Club 867.

Benoit did not respond to phone calls Monday or Tuesday. Her voicemail was full.

The nightclub, which opened last October, is located near the corner of Second and Fourth avenues.

The liquor licence suspensions were the first recorded in the Yukon since last June, when Carcross Grocer was slapped with a penalty for selling booze to a drunk person.

Club 867’s four infractions alone quadruple the number of incidents that resulted in “enforcement actions” in 2014 and in 2013.