The RCMP reports that it conducted a number of checkpoints on New Years Eve, and did not encounter any impaired drivers that evening.
As for the month of December, RCMP members conducted a total of 52 check stops across the province, primarily to detect and deter impaired drivers.
Throughout December, the Mounties charged 9 drivers with Impaired Driving related offences, did 4 roadside suspensions for alcohol, and 2 roadside suspensions for drugs. Eight drivers were charged with driving while prohibited or suspended.