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Police program for free rides extended

The Weyburn Police Service announced the extension of the “This Ride’s on Us” campaign against impaired driving.
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The Weyburn Police Service announced the extension of the “This Ride’s on Us” campaign against impaired driving.
The program has run for the past two months and gives individuals who are at participating establishments or private functions the option to leave their vehicle keys and get a free taxi ride home, or alternatively get a free taxi ride home and their vehicle driven home by the taxi company.
To date almost 50 individuals have taken advantage of the free ride home. Each patron who requests one will receive a voucher worth $10 for a one-time use, for a taxi ride. Funding for the program came from SGI and from a Crime Prevention grant.
The patron’s keys will be kept in a sealed bag and secured at the establishment until the police retrieve them at the end of the day, and the patron can then pick up the keys the next day from the police station. The taxi ride voucher is good for a route from point A to point B. Any additional stops will be at the cost of the patron. If the taxi takes a patron out of town, the $10 value of the voucher will be used towards the final fare amount.
“This Ride’s on Us” will be extended until Jan. 30, 2018, and with the holiday season fast approaching, it will be available to those wishing to access a free taxi ride home at any time of the day seven days a week. As an added incentive to not drinking and driving, each week one participating individual will be drawn for a prize.
The taxi rides are provided by A.M.I.R. Taxi, Empire Cab and Courier Service and Country Cab. The participating establishments where taxi ride vouchers are available include Detour Bar and Grill, Pump Jacks, Weyburn Golf Club, Royal Hotel, Trifons Pizza, Royal Canadian Legion, Boston Pizza, Main Track Café and Lounge, and Brothers Classic Grill and Pizza, along with public events where organizers have made arrangements with the city police.
A number of businesses contribute prizes towards the weekly draws, including Great Plains Ford, Barber Motors, Pharmasave and Starbucks, Kal Tire, Tim Horton’s, Pursuit Strength and Conditioning, Mike Johnston RMT and LyNa Day Spa.