Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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SGI receives wind damage claims from across southern Sask. following blizzard
There are a lot of shingles missing from roofs and trees blown down in backyards across Saskatchewan following this week's blizzard. SGI said as of Friday, it had received nearly 1,100 claims due to p...
Jan 15, 2021 (Zach Degerness/980 CJME)
SGI adapts road tests to comply with COVID pandemic restrictions
People who need to go for their road test to get their driver’s licence are going to face months-long waits in some parts of the province. "In cities like Saskatoon and Regina, the waits are lon...
Dec 13, 2020
'Dear Santa': SGI's latest campaign against impaired driving
This holiday season, SGI once again is urging people not to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The Crown corporation's traffic safety spotlight for December is on impaired driving. T...
Dec 03, 2020
Police report 658 cases of distracted driving in October, SGI says
Saskatchewan Government Insurance focused on distracted driving during October's Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month, police caught 658 people for the offence, with 538 ticketed for using a cellphone...
Nov 20, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SGI launches new distracted driving awareness campaign
Accident reconstructionists spent Friday morning examining two cars that had overturned outside the SGI salvage yard in Regina. The "accident" was used in commercials highlighting SGI's new distracted...
Oct 30, 2020 Two accident reconstructionists look over the " accident" created by SGI for its new awareness campaign against distracted driving. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
673 tickets written for school zone speeding in September, SGI says
SGI is revealing details from its September Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month, the focus was on school zone safety and SGI found police wrote 673 tickets for drivers speeding through school zones. ...
Oct 29, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
In pre-campaign announcement, Meili promises rebates, break on auto insurance
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is promising to have SGI cut auto premiums by seven per cent and to give policyholders a $100 rebate if he's elected premier in the fall election. The money would co...
Sep 10, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks in Regina on Sept. 10, 2020, promising to cut SGI auto insurance premiums and to give policyholders a $100 rebate. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
SGI refreshes drivers on school zone driving
School zones will be a much busier place now that the school year is underway. SGI is reminding drivers to slow down to help keep the kids safe, and also that school zone speeds will now be enforced. ...
Sep 08, 2020
SGI urges drivers to stay safe on long weekend road trips
Provincial data shows the risk of a crash doubles over long weekends with heavier traffic on roadways. It has SGI’s Tyler McMurchy reminding drivers to make good choices behind the wheel. “...
Sep 05, 2020
SGI reminding people to be safe with farm equipment on roadways
As drivers head out to enjoy the last month of summer, SGI is asking them to be aware of farmers who are beginning their harvest. "If you're out on the roads, you might see farm equipment moving from ...
Aug 23, 2020 (paNOW file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Online reviews aren't always helpful
Sarah Mills says giving a business a chance to rectify something a client or customer is upset or disappointed by is a f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 4
8:30 - Less than 24 hours after the WestJet flight attendants went on strike, the union representing them reached a tent...