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Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services removed 47 drivers from the road, 25 with drugs in their system
March 11, 2026
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La Ronge, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP
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Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services removed 47 drivers from the road during their latest traffic safety initiative. Twenty-five of these drivers had drugs in their system.
From March 4 to March 8, 2026, Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services conducted the third phase of their traffic safety initiative around the La Ronge RCMP Detachment area.
Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services officers from Yorkton RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) and Saskatoon RCMP CTSS gathered in La Ronge to remove impaired drivers from the road and to remind motorists of safe driving practices.
On March 4 and 8, police officers conducted patrols on the way to and from the area. On March 5, they organized two check stops on Highway 102 south of Highway 915 and patrolled the Stanley Mission community. On March 6, they patrolled the new all-weather road between La Ronge and Wollaston Lake as well as the Wollaston Lake community. On March 7, they patrolled La Ronge and the communities between La Ronge and Stanley Mission.
During the five days, police officers checked a total of 275 drivers for impairment.
As a result of these checks, police officers suspended:
- three driver’s licences for alcohol consumption prior to driving,
- 25 driver’s licences for drug consumption prior to driving, and
- 16 driver’s licences for driving without a valid driver's license.
Police officers charged:
- two drivers with one count each of operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, Section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code; and
- one driver with one count of refusing to provide a breath sample, Section 320.15(1) of the Criminal Code.
Police officers issued:
- 204 warnings, and
- 181 tickets (a third of which were for speeding).
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