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SGI uses virtual reality to drive home impaired message
First SGI used real Saskatchewan people in its impaired driving ads, now it's taking the message one step further. The insurance company bought a new virtual reality simulator - the first of its kind ...
Apr 30, 2018 SGI shows off its new virtual reality simulator that takes people through the potential outcome of driving high, or hopping in a vehicle with someone who’s impaired. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Memo suggests move to mandatory training for Sask. truckers
SGI is eyeing a requirement for truckers to get mandatory driver training before being licensed. Right now, anyone can challenge the test to get a Class 1 licence in Saskatchewan, regardless of how mu...
Apr 27, 2018
400 seatbelt, car-seat tickets issued in February: SGI
SGI is reminding residents to buckle up after its latest traffic safety spotlight numbers show 400 seatbelt and car-seat tickets were issued across Saskatchewan last month. People were ticketed for ev...
Mar 23, 2018
How to protect your home as melt begins in Sask.
As the snow begins to melt, SGI is advising people to take precautions to make sure it doesn't leak into their basements. Regina homeowner Lyle McIntyre is no stranger to water damage. While it was he...
Mar 13, 2018
Police to focus on distracted driving in March: SGI
Checking your phone while behind the wheel is not worth a $280 fine, let alone the risk of crashing your vehicle. That's the message SGI is sending with the traffic safety spotlight for March. Police ...
Mar 01, 2018
SGI drops term 'pilot' as photo radar program continues
Nearly three years into what was intended to be a two-year pilot program, photo radar cameras continue to be set up in a variety of locations around Saskatchewan. Now, SGI no longer considers the prog...
Jan 15, 2018
Bursting pipes new worry after extreme cold leaves Sask.
The recent deep freeze on the Prairies appears to have wreaked havoc on pipes and sewer lines in Saskatchewan. For several days over the Christmas week, the province was blanketed under extreme cold w...
Jan 02, 2018
Resolve to drive sober in 2018: SGI
SGI has teamed up with local law enforcement to spread one New Year's resolution they hope Saskatchewanians will keep this upcoming year: to drive sober. Last January, the province strengthened its im...
Dec 31, 2017
SGI puts take on classic poem to deter drunk driving
With a festive backdrop, including a lit up Christmas tree and crackling fireplace, the head of SGI took an unconventional approach to deterring people from driving while impaired over the holidays. I...
Nov 29, 2017 SGI President and CEO Andrew Cartmell reads SGI's take on the classic "Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem in the hopes of deterring drunk driving throughout December 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Sask. police crack down on expired plates, suspended drivers
Saskatchewan police are teaming up with SGI this month to crack down on expired licence plates and suspended drivers. "It's a bigger issue than you might think. In 2016, there were 1,800 drivers who w...
Nov 03, 2017 A scanner used by police to read plates to determine if the plate is unregistered on Nov. 3, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Let's revive the one-fingered salute
The lonely trip down a never-ending highway needs a signal for "Hey, I see you." Sarah Mills says the only way...
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