Moose Jaw Times-Herald: New server training in Sask.

Anyone selling or serving alcohol will need SIRS training

 Terrylynn Drysdale gets ready to serve a
beer at Bugsy’s Irish Pub on June 22, 2015.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Having worked in the serving business for 35 years, Terrylynn Drysdale believes every server should have server intervention training.

Soon, every person in Saskatchewan who serves and sells alcohol in licensed establishments will need to complete the Serve it Right Saskatchewan (SIRS) course, as the Government of Saskatchewan announced on Monday.

“I think it’s a terrific idea. I’m 100 per cent for it,” said Drysdale, a supervisor at Bugsy’s Irish Pub. “It’s a really informative course. It’s just a one-day course, but it teaches you the different signs.”

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