It was a successful first weekend for Operation Red Nose.

Josh Cain, from the Operation Red Nose committee, spoke to Arctic Radio News and said that over the weekend, 36 volunteers gave a total of 46 rides and collected around $790 while travelling over 600km.

Cain added that the Operation Red Nose service will be every Friday and Saturday night leading up to Christmas as well as New Years Eve between 9:00pm and 3:00am by dialling 204-778-8111.