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City Council approves Mobile Outreach Program to address homelessness in Spruce Grove

City Council approves Mobile Outreach Program to address homelessness in Spruce Grove

The Downtown Engagement Center, at 222 4th St. N., offers homeless people many services, including mental health assistance, help with housing applications, job searches, identification cards, health care, and the Syringe Service Program, which provides clean needles to drug users. The center has a laundry room, private showers and toilets, lockers for storing personal items, and a space for arts and crafts.

The agencies provide critical education, financial stability and health services to families across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Article content Grande Prairie Enforcement Services has seen an increase in calls during the first quarter of 2021, according to manager Kelly Kokesch. ”We are dealing with a lot of trespassing calls, but we are also trying to engage the community in the downtown core to call us on all those events as well,” Kokesch said. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. We are dealing with a lot of trespassing calls: Enforcement Services manager says Back to v...

Crime rates and police-related calls dropped in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period last year.

Photo Courtesy: Grande Prairie RCMP Article continues below advertisement ↴ Grande Prairie RCMP Detachment is excited to announce the launch of a community engagement project focusing on increased visibility in Grande Prairie`s parks, trail systems, and in the downtown core of the city. Grande Prairie RCMP officers will patrol throughout the parks and trail system using a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and engage with members of the public. The initiative will be in partnership with Gran...

Article content Passage of a proposed bylaw could see rideshare companies on local roads, providing more options in getting around town. Grande Prairie City Council will vote on a new Vehicle for Hire Bylaw Monday after the Protective and Social Services Committee (PSSC) forwarded the proposal to council earlier this week. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Rideshare up for debate---Bylaw proposal could bring Uber, Lyft to town May 1 Back to video �...