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Serving and Protecting our Community with Pride
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FEATURE
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Experience Police Officer Hiring Process
Join our team! The Medicine Hat Police Service has an exciting opportunity for two experienced police officers to join a…
NEWS
December STEP - Focus on Impaired Driving
The Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for the month of December will focus on impaired driving. Unfortunately, impaired driving is…
Dec BEEP: Focus on Safe Parking
The December 2019 Bylaw Education and Enforcement Program (BEEP) will be focusing on safe parking practices during the holiday season.…
MONTHLY ENFORCEMENT
December STEP - Focus on Impaired Driving
The Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for the
month of December will focus on impaired driving. Unfortunately, impaired
driving is still a major contributing factor in fatal and serious injuries in
Alberta. On average, 6,000 people were convicted of impaired driving in Alberta
each year for the last five years. And from 2008-2016, 574 people died and
nearly 8,000 people were injured as a result of alcohol- or drug-impaired
driving.
- Having a BAC of 0.08 or over within two hours of driving
is a criminal offence.
In Alberta, and in most other…
