Impaired Driving Awareness Event for Youth - All-Nighter

4 April, 2023

Tłı̨chǫ Government, Client Services Department, Victim Services, held an Impaired Driving Awareness for Youths All-Nighter event March 25-26, 2023 (9:00 pm – 9:00 am), in Behchoko at the KO GOCHO Sports Centre.

Participation in the event was based on a free application process, with 112 applications received. Fifty individuals were selected to participate through the “first to arrive” method of selection.

The Impaired Driving Awareness All-Nighter was created to provide a safe and healthy space for Tłı̨chǫ youth to participate and engage with their peers over the course of an evening. Throughout the event they competed to win prizes, acquired new skills, learned about impaired driving from staff and guest speakers, and had plenty of fun.

At the beginning of the evening, a questionnaire was provided to participants to better understand their overall perspective on impaired driving. At the end of the event, a second questionnaire was distributed to ask participating youths follow-up questions about impaired driving and to help gauge how successfully the event helped to inform them.

45 Completed Questionnaire #1
39 Completed Questionnaire #2

Prizes & Gifts:

1st Winner O’Neil Mackenzie (Macbook Air Laptop and cover)
2nd Winner Garin Simpson (Fujifilm Instax Camera and case)
3rd Winner Brandon Tinqui (Apple Air Pods earphones)

Secondary Prizes from Rhonda Apples, Community Wellness

1st place winners of egg toss Sly Mantla & Matthew Wedawin (2x backpacks and 2x $50 gift cards)
2nd place winners of egg toss Gilbert Junior & Travis (2x sweater & blanket combo bag)
1st place in musical chairs Gilbert Junior

This educational event was funded by: