It’s St. Patrick’s Day and the bars are open with the green beer flowing. But if this is your first major well-known alcohol drinking day, you can feel, at best … feeling left out. And at worst, prime for a relapse. Andrew Shanks is five years sober and is also the manager of O’Hanlon’s on […]
The Sask Party government is looking to allow people to enjoy a cold “Pil” or a nice red wine in public parks. The government followed up a previous announcement, by introducing the legislation today. It would allow towns and cities to designate outdoor public spaces to allow the consumption of alcohol. The legislation makes other […]
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to give municipalities and park authorities the ability to allow alcohol consumption in public places. The province has introduced amendments that would provide municipalities and park authorities with the discretion to allow the consumption of alcohol in outdoor public places, such as parks, for individuals of the legal drinking […]
Some good news for restaurants that have liquor permits from the provincial government. Those restaurants can now sell alcohol with takeout or delivery orders. Liquor and Gaming Minister Jim Reiter says they have been looking at the rules and regulations that were in place and came to a decision that this would help an industry […]
Last Mountain Distillery in Lumsden has become the first distillery to accept Bitcoin as payment for casks in BC and Saskatchewan. Co-Founder Colin Schmidt says it seems like everyone wants the crypto-currency these days. “It’s kind of fun way for us to enter the market. I wanted to be a part of it, I’m intrigued […]
A Conservative backbencher is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers. MP Dan Albas tabled a private member’s bill Tuesday that would allow Canada Post to offer direct-to-consumer sales of out-of-province beer, wine and hard liquor from coast to coast to coast. The […]
