Archive for August, 2009
Small Communities BIG Challenges
Small rural communities throughout Central Alberta are certainly making the news this summer. Headlines like “Rocky Tops Crime Rate” and “Let’s Put a Stop to all the Trouble in Stettler.” According to Statistics Canada, Rocky Mountain House reported the highest crime rate among eight Central Alberta communities last year. The community of Stettler followed, with 16,863 criminal code incidents per 100,000 population. A Stettler resident submitted a letter to a local newspaper stating that the community has lost too many loved ones and that Stettlerites need to band together and help the RCMP do their jobs more efficiently. ”I plead for your help to make Stettler a safer place“, the resident writes.
SAFEGROWTH
Creating safe growth in communities throughout the world is no small task and certainly requires a guiding light to ensure success. Greg Saville, a professional colleague has been leading the way and hosts a great blog on creating safe neighborhoods. We are certainly “Like Minded” and share a passion for this type of work, often commenting on each others blogs and providing feedback for our readers.
A former Police Officer himself, Greg’s expertise is quite diverse. He is a criminologist as well as an urban planner and was one of the Co-founders of the International CPTED Association. His wealth of knowledge and his commitment to creating safe communities is evident and I encourage you to visit his SafeGrowth Blog and share your comments.
“Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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