By paNOW Staff

Police help launch youth alcohol awareness poster challenge

Apr 22, 2015 | 6:57 AM

Community Mobilization Prince Albert and the Prince Albert Police Service joined forces with several local businesses, community programs and local high schools for two community projects.

Sgt. Brandon Mudry said the aim of the “Teens and Alcohol Poster Project” is to engage youth from the city in an awareness campaign focussing on youth and alcohol.

“It is an opportunity for students to creatively produce a poster with an impactful message addressing youth and alcohol.  The campaign is designed for students and is opportunity for their voices to be heard and educate their peers,” he said.

For the posters, students will be asked to take staged photographs of the negative effects of teenagers using alcohol, he explained.  The students will then attach a message to the image describing the danger of using the substance.

The entries must be submitted by May 4 and can be completed by one person or a group.  The posters that “fit the criteria” will be printed and displayed in schools, businesses and in the community to promote awareness. They will be on display by May 20.

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Mudry said local donations for education, sport or fine art bursaries will be given to the top three posters.

The second project will have all participating schools complete a “Don’t Drink and Drive” sign, Mudry said. These signs will also be posted around the community on May 11.

Traffic blitz results are in

The numbers have been tallied following the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) last week.

S.T.E.P. is a province-wide task force that involves multiple agencies.

“On April 15, the total tickets issued by the approximate 50 officers from various agencies from across the province … were 165,” he said.  “On the 15th, there was 54 speeding infractions handed out.  On the 16th, the total tickets were 160 and once again it looks like speeding topped the list.”

Highway Transport Patrol,  along with members from PAPS, was on the highways performing inspections on commercial vehicles.

Around 70 inspections were performed with 41 per cent of the vehicles passing and 37 per cent put into restricted service.  Mudry said 22 per cent were taken out of service.

There were 23 tickets issued and a total of 110 warnings for equipment offences.

As a result of the 117 car seat inspections completed, 20 car seats are being given away by SGI.

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