Flagstaff County and Camrose County have teamed up to present a Rural Farm Security Workshop in Daysland at the Community Hall, on Thursday, Feb. 29.
Admission is free for residents of either county, but attendees must register to attend.
Flagstaff County Ag. Fieldman Nick Dunn says the maximum attendance is 60, and there are already 40 people registered. He says he approached Camrose County with a partnership on the evening in the hopes of filling all available seats.
The free evening will include a catered meal, and will feature presentations from a Camrose County Peace Officer, as well as from Cst. Jeremy Houle from the Killam RCMP Detachment.
Dunn says some of the topics they hope to cover during the evening are farm security, risk assessment, security measures, fire safety, emergency response, community involvement, legal and regulatory considerations, and insurance and risk management.
“This event is aimed to educate rural residents in Flagstaff and Camrose county on how to prevent their property from being targeted and what to do when you have been targeted,” Dunn says.
Voltage Electric will have a booth to show the latest security equipment and Flagstaff Rural Crime Watch will have material handouts there as well, Dunn says.
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor