By Kari Janzen
Community Peace Officer Chelaine Regehr’s quarterly report to the Town of Tofield Council and Administration, which was included in the correspondence at the regular meeting held Monday, Oct. 27, outlined that traffic warnings and tickets saw a significant increase in the last three months, as 15 speed tickets were issued, two seatbelt tickets, one tint ticket, and one ticket for a license plate improperly displayed. Eight traffic tickets were issued in the previous quarter.
“The majority of traffic infractions have been for speeding on the service road. Other Provincial infractions include drivers not wearing a seatbelt or having tint on their windows.
“Warnings have also been written or verbally given for a variety of reasons which include J-turns on main street,” Regehr’s report read.
During the months of July, August, and September, 11 door knockers were issued, 40 notices to maintain, and 18 notices to entry. Two dogs were reported at large, five unsightly complaints were made, there were four noise complaints, four complaints related to the campground, four instances where assistance was provided to the RCMP or to the public, six trailer complaints, and 19 traffic warnings.
“All complaints were resolved with either enforcement or educating the offender. Grass enforcement took up a good portion of time this past quarter, with the majority of the properties entered by a contractor being repeat offenders,” Regehr’s report said.
It was also noted that enforcement at the campground increased this year, as there were issues with campers not paying their fees.
“This increased the amount of work required to run and enforce at the campground, for both administration and enforcement,” Regehr said.
Regehr’s focus in the next quarter will be to make sure sidewalks are being cleared of snow and ice, and continue to observe traffic.
“Now that the call volume has slowed down and it has not snowed, it leaves more time to conduct traffic operations and patrols of the town. Our focus in the next quarter will be to make sure sidewalks are shoveled to continue to make sure the public stays safe,” her report said.
The Town of Tofield contracts Peace Officer services through the Town of Vegreville.
