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IMPAIRED DRIVING AWARENESS WEEK, MARCH 21 - 27

Released on March 19, 1999

Deputy Premier and Crown Investments Corporation Minister Dwain

Lingenfelter today announced SGI's continuing support of Students

Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) and the declaration of Impaired

Driving Awareness Week, which runs March 21-27, 1999. Raising

awareness of the consequences of drinking and then driving contributes

to SGI's traffic safety goals, which include saving lives, improving

the safety of Saskatchewan roads and reducing claims costs.



"SGI supports the efforts of SADD, a group of people who devote a lot

of time and effort toward improving safety on our roads," Lingenfelter

said.



"It is very encouraging to see so many young people committed to a

serious issue like reducing the incidence of drinking and driving.

They have made outstanding contributions toward informing the public

about the safe driving legislation that was introduced in August

1996."



SGI estimates that as of July 31, 1998 there has been a 15 per cent

decrease in the number of impaired driving convictions, compared to

the two-year average prior to the safe driving legislation.



Alcohol-related fatalities and injuries were also down, dropping by

16.5 per cent and 16.9 per cent respectively from the two-year

average, 1994-96. The total estimated saving in claims for

alcohol-related collisions is $4.6 million.



"It's through the continued co-operation of community-based

groups like SADD, law enforcement agencies and SGI that we will

increase public awareness about the dangers of drinking and

driving," Mike Fedyk, Provincial Coordinator for SADD, said. "At

the same time, we hope to see the numbers continue to drop."



Prior to 1996, Saskatchewan had one of the worst impaired driving

problems in Canada, averaging close to 55 alcohol-related fatal

traffic collisions per year. In 1997 and 1998, there was an

average of 47 alcohol-related fatal traffic collisions per year.



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For more information, contact:



Maureen MacCuish

Assistant Vice President, Communications

SGI

Regina

Phone: (306) 751-1347

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