Begrudgingly for many of us, it is time to think about winter with recent snowfall in some areas of the province and no break so far in the colder than average temperatures.
SGI’s Tyler McMurchy is reminding drivers about adjusting their habits for winter driving.
For instance, drive to the conditions of the road.
Posted speed limits are for ideal conditions so if it’s icy or slippery or visibility is reduced, slow down.
Clear the snow from your vehicle and check the Highway Hotline before heading out on your trip.
Make sure there is space between you and the vehicle in front of you to give you time to stop.
SGI suggests a 4 second following distance, and while it’s not mandatory in Saskatchewan, SGI also suggests investing in a set of winter tires. (CJGX)
Time To Switch To Winter Driving Mode
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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.”