Newfoundland and Labrador Police Officers Presented with MADD Canada’s Team Nick Coates Awards for Outstanding Road Safety Efforts

Newfoundland and Labrador Police Officers Presented with MADD Canada’s Team Nick Coates Awards for Outstanding Road Safety Efforts

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Police officers across Newfoundland and Labrador will be recognized at MADD Canada’s seventh annual Team Nick Coates Awards ceremony for their outstanding efforts to remove impaired drivers from the…

“Do the Right Thing”: Award-Winning Officer’s Message to Impaired Drivers

RNC and RCMP officers who take impaired drivers off the province’s roads were recognized during an award ceremony in St. John’s yesterday.. The Team Nick Coates Awards are handed out annually. Officers who have taken at least eight impaired drivers off the road in the last year get a silver award, while those who have stopped at least 12 receive a gold award. The awards’ namesake lost his life in 2013 after being hit by a drunk driver while on h…

Seven local RCMP officers inducted as MADD Canada hosts Nick Coates Impaired Driving Awards

Seven RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador police officers who were inducted into the 2024-2025 Nick Coates Impaired Driving Team by MADD Canada.  Nick Coates’ Team is a program that recognizes dedicated RCMP and RNC police officers throughout Newfoundland and Labrador who diligently work to reduce the number of drivers on the road impaired by alcohol and/or drugs. The team is named for Nicholas Coates, who was killed by an alcohol-impaired driver in …