By Alec Salloum

Sask. serving new course for workers selling alcohol

Jun 23, 2015 | 8:48 AM

All Saskatchewan employees who sell alcohol will be required to take mandatory server intervention training by 2018.

This comes after an announcement from the Saskatchewan government in efforts to curb drunk driving, violence, and underage consumption.

The training, which used to be voluntary, will be phased in over three years.

By June 30, 2016 all recent employees will be required to have completed the training within 30 days of being hired. As of June 30, 2017 one staff member on all shifts will need to training, and by 2018 all staff will be required to have the training.

“Government-treated courses tend to be, well, inadequate frankly. Very low level. So we’re kind of guessing this one is as well,” said Bushwakker owner Bev Robertson.

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Robertson was not opposed to the new legislation, adding, “it’s a serious issue, and I generally support the desire of the government to try to make some progress in this area.”

The course can be completed online and will cost $30 to $50, something that concerns Slow Food Pub bartender J.D. Zaremba.

“I think that you should be able to apply for it through the provincial government, and they should pay for it directly,” said Zaremba, a veteran of the industry.

Across Canada, this style of training is mandatory.

“I believe that now all provinces except Quebec have province-wide mandatory server intervention training,” said David Morris, communications manager of Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming.

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by Alec Salloum

Sask. serving new course for workers selling alcohol

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