Pubdate: Sat, 14 Oct 2000
Source: The Fort Saskatchewan Record (CN AB)
Website: http://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/
Date: October 10, 2000
Contact: Fax: (780) 998-5515  E-mail:  Liz Nayowski

DARE PRESENTED WITH KEYS TO NEW VAN

The keys to a 2000 Ford Windstar Van were handed over to Fort Saskatchewan 
RCMP officers on behalf of the Fort Saskatchewan DARE (Drug Abuse 
Resistance Education) program last Wednesday. The van, now decorated with 
the DARE logos and the RCMP crest, will be used for a variety of DARE 
related activities.

Purchase of the vehicle was made possible by the Fort Saskatchewan 
Community Watch/Citizens on Patrol Association's procurement of a lottery 
board grant. Welcome Ford provided major assistance by obtaining the 
vehicle at a discounted price and Fort Auto Body applied the decals at no cost.

The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP would like to thank all those who were involved 
in the project and can assure you this promotional van will gets lots of 
visibility and will reflect the commitment Fort Saskatchewan has toward 
community policing initiatives, notes Const. Lea Turner.

The DARE van will be used for the following purposes:

*Transportation of DARE officers to and from Fort Saskatchewan and area 
schools, community meetings and events, DARE officer training courses, the 
DARE merchandise shop in Edmonton, and for the transportation of any RCMP 
member who is attending a seminar, course, meeting of conference.

*Transportation of materials and equipment to and from the annual Crime 
Prevention Week events, the Legacy Park Festival display, the DARE outdoor 
volleyball tournament, the Canada Day Parade and Santa Claus Parade as well 
as other such community events.

*Transportation option for the Community Policing Coordinator who 
frequently finds himself using his private vehicle due to a detachment 
shortage of police cars.

*A back drop for DARE promotional photos, DARE grad photos and newspaper 
photos.

*Promotion of DARE and other community policing programs at various events.

*Regular year-long visibility in the community to remind students and 
community members of the concepts of the DARE program.
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