Chamber introduces crime reduction program
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has rolled out a new plan called “Action Battlefords” to help reduce crime and improve the community’s reputation.
The project was discussed at the chamber’s recent meeting. The ultimate aim of the campaign is to boost local business and make the community a safer place in which to live.
The plan is “to give a more positive view of North Battleford,” chamber president Terry Caldwell told battlefordsNOW, Tuesday. “Over the last years because of our Crime Severity Index it seems that we gave ourselves the reputation for not being as great a place to live as we know it to be. So we want to make sure everybody knows how great a place it really is.”
“To do that we need to make it better, especially the crime statistic. We’ll need to address that so people will feel more confident we’re actually doing something about it.”