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Locations, owners announced for 50 private liquor stores

Fourteen of the successful proposals come from co-operatives, nine from Sobeys, and six selected owners are Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority employees affected by the privatization of stores.

Former SLGA employees to operate 6 stores

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Successful proponents have been selected for 50 private and privatized liquor stores. (Neil Cochrane/CBC)

The Saskatchewan government has announced the list of store locations and owners involved in the major privatization overhaul of its liquor system.

The change involves the privatization of 39 existing government-ownedliquor stores and permitting 11 more private liquor stores to open.

The plan to convert approximately half of the government-owned liquor stores to private liquor storeswas announced in 2015, before the latest provincial election in April. The government said at that time it wouldn't go ahead with the plan until after the election.

Liquor store employees to operate 6 stores

When the Saskatchewan government first announced its plans to privatize the stores, it said 170 workers would receivejob-loss notices, and that those affected would receive preferential treatment during the bidding process for the permits to operate the new private stores.

The government requested proposals in July, and now the successful proponents have been selected for the 50 stores. Fourteenof the successful proposals come from co-operatives, ninefromSobeys, and sixselected owners are Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA)employees affected by the changes.

When, where private stores are opening

Before receiving permits, the people who proposed to operate the stores must complete theregulatory portion of the application process.

The government says the 39 existing SLGA stores that are converting to private stores will continue to operate until the new locations are open. Those 39 stores set to be privatized include SLGA locations at 20th St. W and Market Mall in Saskatoon and 12th Avenue and Broad Street in Regina.

Opening dates for the new stores will vary, depending on whether new storesare being built or ifrenovations are planned. A government release says many of the stores are opening within one year, and stores in Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Melville, Lloydminster, Moose Jaw and Kindersleymust open in 2018.

People and businesseshave successfully applied to run private stores in the following communities:

Location Ownership type New store or previousgovernment-ownedstore?

Aberdeen

entrepreneur new private store
Battleford Sobeys privatizedformer SLGA store
Bienfait entrepreneur new private store
Broadview co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Canora co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Carrot River entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Dalmeny co-operative new private store
Davidson co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Emerald Park/White City Sobeys new private store
Foam Lake entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Gravelbourg co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
GullLake co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Hague entrepreneur new private store
Hudson Bay entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Indian Head entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Kamsack entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Kelvington entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Kindersley Sobeys privatizedformerSLGAstore
Kipling entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Lanigan liquor store employee privatizedformerSLGAstore
Leader ownership group including liquor store employee privatizedformerSLGAstore
Lloydminster liquor storeemployee privatizedformerSLGAstore
Maple Creek co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Melville Sobeys privatizedformerSLGAstore
Moose Jaw Sobeys new private store
Osler entrepreneur new private store
Outlook entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Pilot Butte entrepreneur new private store
Preeceville liquor storeemployee privatizedformerSLGAstore
Raymore co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Regina Sobeys one Regina outlet will be a new private store, one will be a converted former public SLGA store (12th Avenue and Broad Street)
Regina Metro Liquor, aB.C.-based liquor retailer working with Saskatchewan partners one Regina outlet will be a new private store, onewill be a converted former publicSLGAstore(12thAvenue and Broad Street)
Rosetown business owners in Yellowknife with ties to Saskatchewan, according to government release privatizedformerSLGAstore
Rosthern ownership group including liquor store employee privatizedformerSLGAstore
Saskatoon Sobeys one Saskatoon outlet will be a new private store, two will be converted former publicSLGAstores (20thSt. W and Market Mall locations)
Saskatoon Metro Liquor, aB.C.-based liquor retailer working with Saskatchewanpartners oneSaskatoonoutlet will be a new private store, twowill beconverted former publicSLGAstores(20thSt. Wand Market Mall locations)
Saskatoon Liquor Stores North America, based in Edmonton oneSaskatoonoutlet will be a new private store, twowill beconverted former publicSLGAstores(20thSt. Wand Market Mall locations)
Shaunavon co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Shellbrook entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
St.Walburg ownership group including liquor store employee privatizedformerSLGAstore
Stoughton co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Tisdale Sobeys privatizedformerSLGAstore
Unity co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Wadena co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Wakaw entrepreneur privatizedformerSLGAstore
Waskesiu Saskatchewan-based partnership of small business owners privatizedformerSLGAstore
Watson co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Wilkie co-operative privatizedformerSLGAstore
Wynyard business owners in Yellowknife with ties to Saskatchewan, according to government release privatizedformerSLGAstore
Yorkton Sobeys new private store

11 new stores slated for 'underserved' communities

The government said population and expected growth in 11 communities showed they could support new private liquor stores. Those include locations in Regina and Saskatoon, though it's not clear in which specific neighbourhoods those stores will open. Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Emerald Park/White City, Aberdeen, Pilot Butte, Dalmeny, Osler, Hague and Bienfait are also on that list.