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A sombre ceremony was held Saturday to honour the lives of Nova Scotians killed by impaired driving. Families joined with first responders at the MADD Canada Memorial Monument at the Dartmouth Memorial Gardens. The memorial features the names of 137 victims, including four new names added this year: Brayden Lemmon, Victoria Cousins, Eva Deveau and Konnor Corkum-Millett. Read… Continue Reading ‘It’s emotional’: 4 more names added to Nova Scotia’s MADD memorial

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada added 11 names to the Ontario Provincial Memorial Monument in Brampton, Ont., Saturday. The monument now honours 175 people killed in alcohol and drug-related crashes since 2023. CBC's Tyler Cheese has the story. Read more...

Leanne Holland Brown continues to be remembered as a titan of empathy, wisdom and positivity, whose life was cut short by an impaired driver when she was struck and killed while walking on the sidewalk outside of a Waterloo school in 2019. Now, seven years later, a roadside memorial sign has been installed in her… Continue Reading Roadside memorial sign for Leanne Holland Brown unveiled in Waterloo

Const. Benjamin Wettlaufer has received the Cpl. Cumming’s Watch Memorial Award for the seventh consecutive year, recognizing his efforts to remove impaired drivers from Cochrane-area roadways. A local RCMP officer is being recognized for the seventh consecutive year for his efforts to remove impaired drivers from Cochrane-area roadways. Const. Benjamin Wettlaufer recently received the annual… Continue Reading Cochrane RCMP officer earns seventh impaired-driving watch award

“I don’t know if people feel entitled or if they feel like this is something that only happens to other people, but none of us can escape this. It’s something that happens to all of us.” That’s the message Allison Tatham, whose father was killed by an impaired driver and has been president of Mothers… Continue Reading ‘None of us can escape this’: MADD Edmonton launches Crashed Car Campaign

If you’re heading north of Prince Albert to head to the lake this summer, you’ll likely see another reminder of the importance of a safe ride home. MADD Prince Albert led a gathering on Friday just outside the RCMP depot on Highway 2 as they launched their smashed vehicle campaign once again, along with members… Continue Reading MADD launches smashed vehicle campaign for another year

Organization to lobby province for roadside prohibition alternative The man told police he had a glass of wine at lunch and a sample of Screech rum at the liquor store before getting behind the wheel. Officers had stopped him on Lemarchant Road in St. John’s in the early evening, after receiving an anonymous tip from… Continue Reading MADD says N.L. impaired driving cases being dropped after trial delays ‘not surprising’

Impaired driving continues to be an issue on Nova Scotia’s roads and, while some progress is seen, those who try to combat the practice say a significant decrease is the goal. Twice in a week this month, Halifax RCMP reported multiple impaired driving charges being laid in a short period of time. Read more.

This past weekend was, without question, one of the most difficult things I have ever voluntarily done. In the months leading up to it, I nearly backed out more times than I can count. I knew what it would demand of me – that it would be exhausting, that it would bring tears I could… Continue Reading I’m not just MADD, I’m angry

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honoured nearly 80 Alberta officers Wednesday for their role in keeping drunk drivers off the roads. The Cpl. Cumming’s Watch, created in 2015, honours the RCMP officer of the same name who was killed on duty by an impaired driver near Lethbridge in 1998. Read more...