Saskatchewan's first five liquor permits auction has closed, with three going for more than $1 million..In 2022, the Saskatchewan government announced closing its remaining government-owned liquor stores and focusing only on wholesale. All liquor stores in the province will be privately owned..The government has 35 liquor permits it is auctioning off, with the final auction closing on February 25..READ MORE HOLD MY BEER: Sask government auctioning off liquor stores.Regina was the highest at $1.45 million, Prince Albert went for $1.4 million, and Saskatoon for $1.25 million..Two other licences went for less than a million..Watrous went for $724,500 and Carlyle for $450,000..“We are pleased to see a successful first day of liquor permit auction,” said the Saskatchewan government statement..“The revenue generated will pay for the cost of winding down SLGA retail with additional earnings going to pay for the government services we all use.”.The permits do not include the government store locations. But, each permit is geographically limited to the same city as the government location..For example, the location for the Prince Albert permit must be in Prince Albert city limits.
