Some new messaging and programming should be coming soon from the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba.

That’s in response to a meeting between the Mayor, councillors, City Manager and a representative from the authority.

The meeting was initiated after the City received a letter from the authority about the closure of the Liquor and Gaming office here in Thompson.

Mayor Colleen Smook shares some concerns the city had about the insufficient number of inspectors currently.

“We’ve reiterated that Thompson has been down liquor inspectors for a number of years. Inspections of licensed premises, over selling in the liquor store and the vendors and that, we didn’t have enough people to keep an eye on that.”

Smook says the city needs a dedicated group of inspectors to be posted in the community to ensure that the laws and regulations are enforced, not to just fly in for a couple days here and there.