By Charles Lefebvre

Bags coming to liquor stores to raise awareness about impaired driving

Dec 11, 2018 | 2:46 PM

REDCLIFF, AB, — Students in Redcliff were rewarded for doing their part to raise awareness of the consequences of impaired driving.

During the month, RCMP have been running the Remember Who’s Out There campaign, a colouring contest where students across Alberta draw and colour paper bags, which will then be distributed to liquor stores.

The bags have messages against drinking and driving, telling people about what could happen if you get behind the wheel. They also list alternatives to drinking and driving, such as calling a cab or arranging a ride home.

“The message is don’t drink and drive,” said Constable Zachary Dye-Wilson with the Redcliff RCMP. “It’s an anti-impaired driving campaign. We just want people to remember there’s kids on these streets, there’s families travelling to see people over the holidays, and we’re just wanting everybody to stay safe.”

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In Redcliff, Margaret Wooding School, I.F. Cox School and the Redcliff Mennonite Alternative Program participated in the campaign, with more than 300 bags coloured. Principals at each school decided on the best coloured bags, and those students were able to take time out of class to tour an RCMP vehicle, and see the equipment inside.

“It’s just such a great pleasure and pride to spend some time investing in the future of our country with these kids in the schools here,” said Dye-Wilson.

Dye-Wilson says the liquor bags will be distributed in liquor stores in Redcliff starting next week.