The traffic safety blitz coincided with a major poker rally in Grandmother's Bay. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)

By Derek Cornet

safety

RCMP issue 144 tickets during recent safety blitz

Feb 23, 2026 | 12:06 PM

More tickets were issued by the RCMP during a second traffic safety blitz in February.  

From Feb. 13 to Feb. 15, police officers from around the province gathered in Grandmother’s Bay to remove impaired drivers from the road and remind other drivers of safe driving behaviours. They conducted patrols on the way to and from the area, including two check stops on Highway 102, and another south of the Highway 915 junction to Stanley Mission. 

During the three days, officers stopped a total of 334 vehicles and tested 334 drivers for impairment. As a result, RCMP issued 144 tickets (the majority of which were for speeding) and 307 warnings. They suspended two driver’s licences for alcohol consumption, four driver’s licences for drug consumption, and one driver’s licence for driving over 50 km/h above the speed limit. 

 Staff Sgt. Jason Sauve helped organize and operate the check stops. 

“These results tell me Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services contributed to making northern communities safer that weekend,” he stated in a media release issued Feb. 23. 

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“Highway 102 leads to several northern communities – including Black Lake, Stony Rapids, Fond Du Lac, Wollaston Lake and Stanley Mission – and to the snowmobile porker derby in Grandmother’s Bay that took place that weekend. It’s pretty rewarding to be able to make a difference for travellers and residents of several northern communities at the same time.” 

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com