The information session for the City of North Battleford’s first-ever community safety audit drew about 15 residents to the Connaught Elementary School gym Wednesday evening.
“This is a good turnout for a first meeting,” says Aubrie Boyer, the crime prevention expert co-ordinating this initiative. “We had good questions from residents and many of them indicated they would tell their friends and bring out even more people for the actual community safety audit later this month.”
A community safety audit is a thorough examination of an area by local residents. During the community safety audit, residents walk through the neighbourhood and identify specific safety concerns, opportunities for crime to occur, and the existing perception of safety.
The goal of this community safety audit is to crime-proof the neighbourhood, which is bounded by 106th through to 109th streets and 9th through to 12th avenues, and help the residents feel safe.
The safety audit will be held Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m., Friday, May, 22 at 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 23 at 1 p.m.
Residents will be provided with a short training session immediately prior to going out on those days so anyone who missed the information meeting can be assured of getting all the training they will need.
