SGI is partnering with the ministries of Justice and Corrections and Policing to invest $25 thousand dollars into the expansion of the Northern Alcohol Strategy in 2019-20.

The investment will expand the strategy to La Loche, Creighton, English River First Nation and surrounding communities. The new funding will provide for Northern Alcohol Strategy personnel and resources in those communities.

In January of 2016, the communities of the Lac La Ronge region began work on alcohol management planning. Since then, staff involved in the strategy have worked with local stakeholders to provide information on best practices to address the impacts of alcohol misuse in the region.

Between November 2017 and March 2019, The Lac La Ronge region has since reported an 8 per cent reduction in alcohol related emergency room visits.