SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY STEERING COMMITTEE FIRST REPORT Your steering committee met on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 and Monday, March 25, 2013 to consider how to proceed with the following order of the Legislative Assembly: That a Special Committee on Traffic Safety be appointed in accordance with Rule 150(1) of the Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan to conduct an inquiry on matters related to: Improving traffic safety and reducing fatalities by examining the dominant factors that cause traffic collisions in the province; impaired driving, distracted driving, excessive speed, intersection safety, and wildlife collisions as well as education and public awareness issues related to traffic safety; and, That the s aid committee shall hold public hearings to receive representations from interested individuals and groups and report its recommendations to the Assembly by August 30, 2013; and further, That Members Hickie, Wilson, Cox, Parent, Steinley, Chartier and Ver mette be appointed to the said committee. 1.

The committee ’s tentative

schedule for public hearings is as follows (the

schedule may change depending on the number of requests to appear before the committee): May 21, 22, 2013 – Regina May 23, 2013 – Swift Current May 28, 2013 – Estevan May 29, 2013 – Yorkton May 30, 2013 – Fort Qu’Appelle June 3, 4, 2013 – Saskatoon June 5, 6, 2013 – Prince Albert June 10, 2013 – Lloydminster June 11, 2013 – North Battleford June 12, 2013 – La Ronge June 13, 2013 – Buffalo Narrows 2. Pelican Narrows may be added to the public hearings

schedule based on the number of requests to appear before the committee. 3. The Steering Committee will meet on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. to consider all requests to appear before the committee and finalize the public hearing’s locations, dates and times. 4. The Steering Committee will approve a list of stakeholders to be invited to make presentati ons to the committee. Special Committee on Traffic Safety 1st Steering Committee Report of the 27th Legislature 2 5.

Advertisements giving notice of the c ommittee’s proceedings will be placed twice in each Saskatchewan daily newspaper and once in each Saskatchewan weekly newspaper. In addition advertisements will be placed with Missinip pi Radio. Further, no -cost advertising will be utilized as necessary. 6. The deadline for witnesses to request an appearance before the committee is p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013. 7. The deadline for written submissions is p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013. 8.

Each group or individual to appear before the committee will be given 25 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions) in which to make their presentation, including time for questioning by the committee. 9. Pending approval for a leave of absence from the Legislative Assembly, the Chair and Deputy Chair will attend, on behalf of the committee, the 5th International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety on April 29 – May 1, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta. March 26, 2013 ___________________________ Darryl Hickie Committee Chair