Council is currently in the throws of budget talks.

I would like to encourage everyone to get involved in the process.

There will be a public consultation process coming up where community members can review and have input into the budget.

Have a say, get involved!

Be good to each other.

Back in September/Oct 2008, EDO Proulx and myself attended the first half of a Safegrowth course.  We were sent home with an assignment which was to take a specific area of Tumbler Ridge and set up a Safegrowth strategy for that area.  Part of that exercise included having community members do a safety audit on the area.  Thanks to all of those who participated in this audit.  Your input was extremely helpful.

Following the audit Mr. Proulx and myself put together a twenty minute presentation and a ten page report, complete with information from the OCP and Crime Stats and headed back to Vancouver to present our report.

Safegrowth is built upon the principles of crime prevention through environmental design.  Tumbler Ridge was one of the first communities that was designed following the CPTED principles and it was a very valuable course to attend.  If you are interested in finding out more, please contact me and I will be happy to share the information.  Have a great week and remember…be good to each other.