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...
Tag Archives: SGI
'It saved my life': Gavels share seatbelt safety message
Every time Melissa Gavel drives the highway between Melville and Regina, she is thankful for a seatbelt and a carseat which kept her and her infant son alive. According to SGI, an average of 34 people...
Mar 02, 2020 Kai (left) and Melissa Gavel speak to reporters at the SGI collision claims centre in Regina on March 2, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Number of distracted driving tickets drops again
For the third straight month, the number of distracted driving offences recorded in Saskatchewan decreased. According to SGI, Saskatchewan police officers issued 509 tickets for distracted driving in ...
Feb 26, 2020
SGI, police clear up misconceptions about distracted driving
Saskatoon Police were hoping new penalties implemented on Feb. 1 would lead to less distracted drivers in the province, but it also inundated SGI with questions about distracted driving. Staff Sergean...
Feb 11, 2020
Harsher penalties for distracted driving coming soon
Harsher penalties for distracted driving kick in on Saturday. On Feb. 1, the fine for a first infraction will double to $580, to go with four demerit points. "The good thing is, it's optional. You don...
Jan 30, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)
SGI says number of traffic fatalities dropped in 2019
Fatal crashes in Saskatchewan are continuing a downward trend, with 2019 being the first year in several decades the number has been below 100. On Monday, SGI said its preliminary numbers indicated 71...
Jan 27, 2020 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
SGI records drop in distracted driving tickets
Increasing fines for distracted driving may be getting the attention of Saskatchewan drivers. On Wednesday, SGI revealed that police officers in the province handed out 534 tickets for distracted driv...
Jan 22, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)
Distracted driving infractions take a slight dip in November: SGI
For the first time in nine months, distracted driving incidents are dipping below 700 per month, according to the latest driving statistics SGI is putting out for November. In an emailed media release...
Dec 27, 2019
Improved SGI app helps find a safe ride home this Christmas season
Finding a safe ride home this Christmas season after having one too many rum and egg nogs? There's an app for that. The SGI Safe Ride app has received technical upgrades, adding more options and a new...
Dec 13, 2019
Photo radar coming to Wakaw intersection
The intersection of highways 41 and 2 at Wakaw will soon have photo speed enforcement (PSE). The provincial government made the decision after a review from the PSE Committee, which is made up of repr...
Dec 05, 2019
SGI kicks December's impaired driving safety spotlight up an octave
Don't drink or get high and drive. That's the message SGI is singing home in its December traffic safety spotlight. The company was back for a second year performing impaired-driving themed Christmas ...
Dec 03, 2019 SGI's Not-Ready-For-Christmastime choir performed impaired-driving themed Christmas carols at the Cornwall Centre on Dec. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
OPINION
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...