ST. THOMAS, ONT. St. Thomas police continue to stress they can t arrest their way out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, homelessness and mental health. Monday they went to social media to educate residents how the current catch and release approach to justice is affecting them on a daily basis. After arrest and charge, and the evidence is is given before the courts, the courts ultimately make the decision of what s going to happen, says Tanya Calvert, corporate communications coordinator at the St. Thomas Police Service (STPS). It s unique for a police service to use Facebook for this type of public awareness campaign.
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Publishing date: Feb 16, 2021 • February 16, 2021 • 13 minute read • Paul McLauchlin, Reeve for Ponoka County and President of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, is seen with his family s horses on their farm near Pigeon Lake on Monday, Jan. 18. The county has seen high rural crime rates and rising unemployment due to the oil price crash and the COVID-19 pandemic. McLauchlin feels a provincial police force would be expensive and complicated to replace existing RCMP policing in the area. IAN KUCERAK/Postmedia
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“I’m 30 minutes from a police officer.”
This is the day-to-day reality for thousands of rural and small-town Albertans, including Paul McLauchlin, a county councillor and reeve for Ponoka County in central Alberta, which boasts a population of just over 9,000.