Have a Safe Drive This Weekend

By Carol Thomson Mar 29, 2018 | 11:21 AM

When you are driving on the highways in the winter months, you never know what might be in store, and although it may officially be spring by date, it doesn’t feel like it with cold tempertures in the forecast through much of Saskatchewan.

That’s why CAA Saskatchewan is issuing its long weekend safe driving tips. The forecast is for sunshine, but colder than usual, so it could feel more like a winter drive as you head to visit family and friends. Vehicle maintenance is always a priority, but especially when it’s cold. CAA Spokesperson, Christine Niemczyk, advises to check your tire pressure and your belts, hoses, brakes, fluid levels and battery. Drive with a full tank of fuel, pack a roadside assistance kit and add some bottled water and non-perishable food.
Gas prices are rising. This morning in Saskatoon, the price at many stations was $1.18.9. Niemczyk suggests downloading the CAA mobile app, which will tell you the prices in your area and where the nearest gas station is.

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When you receive your carbon tax rebate by direct deposit have you ever not known where it came from, regardless of how it was identified on your statement?

The Candian government wants the country’s banks to identify, in customers’ bank statements when they receive the carbon rebate, that it is labelled as such.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the lack of a clear identifier is contributing to confusion about carbon price rebates, so he is going to change the law if he has to in order to force the big banks to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits.

The first rebate deposits in 2022 were labelled very generically, which meant recipients had no idea why they were getting the money.

T-D and B-MO have adopted the government’s requested “CdaCarbonRebate” entry, R-B-C and Scotiabank say they couldn’t make the change in time for the rollout, and C-I-B-C is still calling it “Deposit Canada.”

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