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SGI ad uses photos of Sask. victims to target drunk drivers
The sound of sobbing echoed through the legislature as SGI played its 2017 impaired driving campaign ad for the first time on Thursday. Members of the government's administration team wiped away tears...
May 11, 2017
SGI says speed-related deaths, crashes down
In a week that has highlighted some heavy-footed tendencies among Saskatoon drivers, SGI says there has been progress in the fight to curb speeding. A 16-year-old boy was fined more than $700 T...
May 11, 2017 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Distracted driving tickets up, highest in Sask. since 2014
It seems people in Saskatchewan just aren't getting the message to put down the cellphone while they're behind the wheel. Last month, police in Saskatchewan issued the most tickets for distracted driv...
Apr 25, 2017
Thin ice: Sask. drivers warned after truck falls into river
People are being warned about driving over ice after a truck fell through at a popular crossing north of Saskatoon. Warman Fire Rescue got a call around 7:30 a.m. Sunday of a pickup truck ...
Mar 27, 2017
One year later; what's changed in Sask. since a drunk driver killed the Van de Vorst family
It's a somber anniversary for a Saskatoon family that lost four members in a drunk driving crash one year ago. Parents Jordan and Chanda Van de Vorst and their two children -- two-year-old Miguire and...
Jan 03, 2017
SGI aims to diminish distracted driving
A new distracted driving law will take effect Sunday at 12:01 a.m. The wording of the new legislation now includes holding, viewing, using or manipulating a cell phone while driving. SGI spokesperson ...
Dec 30, 2016
New year, new fees: SGI hiking fees in 2017
Expect to pay more for SGI services in 2017. The Crown corporation announced an increase in prices "to better reflect the costs of delivering services", according to a news release. Administrative fee...
Dec 20, 2016
Sask. police use new technology to find unregistered vehicles, suspended drivers
In an average day, RCMP Sgt. Al Hofland estimates a police officer can scan 80 license plates a day. An automated license plate reader (ALPR) can scan 120 license plates - an hour. SGI invested $800,0...
Nov 30, 2016
More than 330 drunk drivers stopped by police in Sask. in October
Police stopped more than 330 drunk drivers during SGI and law enforcement's province-wide focus on drunk driving in October. SGI reports there were 335 offences related to impaired driving in total, i...
Nov 21, 2016
Collisions with wildlife up in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF), along with SGI, is encouraging drivers to be careful when traveling on the province's roads and highways. There has been a large increase in the amount...
Oct 13, 2016
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