News - Impaired Driving

The annual RCMP Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) kicks off on Sunday, December 1, 2019, and will continue up to and including January 1, 2020.

Tougher and more timely consequences for drinking and driving in Manitoba will come into effect Dec. 16 including new sanctions that will see drivers temporarily lose their vehicles for registering a ‘warn’ on an approved screening device.

A 32-year-old Manitoba First Nations Police Service officer is facing impaired driving charges after recently being arrested by Selkirk RCMP.

Eight in 10 Manitobans say it’s unacceptable to drive after consuming marijuana, according to a recent Manitoba Public Insurance survey of 1,500 Manitobans.

More than 2,200 impaired drivers have been taken off the roads over the last 10 years thanks to the Manitoba Public Insurance sponsored RoadWatch program.

The provincial government is providing $15,000 to help people from Manitoba attend a national conference hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada for victims of impaired driving.

A 35-year-old La Broquerie, Manitoba man is facing multiple impaired driving-related charges after recently being arrested by Steinbach RCMP.

Impaired driving accounted for close to half of the deaths on Manitoba roadways last year, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.

Week three of the RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from December 17-23, 2018, has resulted in 68 checkstops conducted across Manitoba with approximately 4,000 vehicles checked.

With the holiday season now upon us, Manitobans are reminded impaired driving is not exclusive to over-use of alcohol. Impairment by drugs also impacts concentration, reaction time and driving ability – an issue now magnified by the legalization of non-medical cannabis use in Canada.