NIGHTLIFE in
Vancouver will never be
the same again;
impaired drivers could
soon be running out of
excuses.
ICBC and Barwatch have
‘joined forces to launch B.C.’s
newest Barwatch Get Home
Safe -. initiative © to keep
impaired drivers off our
© streets. .
» Vancouver's newest
. Barwateh Get Home Safe pro-
ogram provides alternate
‘arrangements tor impaired
» drivers such as free overnight
. parking at designated parking

Gal

lots and discount rates at par-
ticipating hotels throughout
Vancouver.

Each vear, impaired. dri-
ving causes about 30 per cent
of all trattic fatatities in B.C.

In 1998, for example, 104
people died in impaired dri-
fing crashes “Keeping
impaired drivers atf our
streets makes Road Sense.
ICBC is proud to be working
with Barwatch and other
Community Partners on this
road safety project. Road sate-
ty is everyone's responsibili-
ww” osavs ECBC’s Glen
Mefntosh,. Manager, Loss
Prevention.

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get a local cab

_ IF you just want to get
home to your own bed,
but you've been drink-
ing, there’s yet another
option to driving your-

“ self. .

; Molson Canada and
» Taxiguy have joined forces to
make it easier for. those cele-
brating the season te cail a cab
and get home safely after a
nigh of festivities.

That's welcome news. tor
North’ Shore residents who
have already been frustrated by
ame spent wying to reach an
. assortment of cab companies

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The 1-888-TAXIGUY pro-
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Molson Canada (with the
unique idea for a taxi service.

“Our research showed that
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have a taxicab number commit-

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NEWS photo Mike Weketieta

WITH the holiday season in full swirg, North Shore police officers tike RCMP Sgt. Scb Beaudoin are out on
the streets with their handheld breathalyzers. Party-goers are wise ta find at ways to travel that don't invaive dri-

ving their own cars.

ted to | memo:
Raymond, president of Taxiguy
Inc. “Molson is the: perfect
partner to help take this initia-
five across the country, given
their commitment to promot-
ing the responsible consump-
don of their products.”
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past,” said Babita Khunkhun
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“Last year, during the three-
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~ hoping to have the same suc-

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Molson was the first brew-

ery to launch a brewery-spon-_
sored responsible use program,
Molson Take Care, in Canada.
The program's goal is to’
generate. public awareness of
the responsible use of alcohol
so it makes sense that the com-
pany is the founding sponsor of ~
1-888-TAXIGUY, which. cur-
rently. operates in 695
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