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By battlefordsNOW Staff

FIRST QUARTER

Patrols expanded as fire crews target unsafe properties in North Battleford

Apr 8, 2025 | 4:21 PM

Community Safety Officers (CSOs) and firefighters in North Battleford are ramping up enforcement this spring, with CSOs expanding patrols and property checks, and the fire department issuing tickets tied to fire code violations and unsafe buildings.

“There’s no outstanding trends that developed that we’ve seen along with the Community Safety Officers statistics,” Deputy Fire Chief Paul Perry summarized the first-quarter reports to council during Monday’s meeting.

From January to March, CSOs responded to 399 bylaw-related calls for service, conducted 81 foot patrols, issued over 800 parking tickets, and assisted with 15 fire-related incidents.CSOs logged 240 hours with RCMP, part of expanded duties that now include downtown patrols, traffic enforcement, and yard checks.

Property orders jumped from 24 in January to 116 by March — a typical seasonal rise as enforcement picks up.

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“It’s not just, ‘here’s your ticket, please pay your money,’” said Candace Toma, public and intergovernmental relations coordinator. “It’s, ‘here’s your warning.’ And generally it’s two weeks to rectify whatever the issue is… graffiti on your fence, or garbage in your yard.”

The fire department issued six tickets under the Fire Codes Act in March — part of its ongoing effort to deal with derelict and unsafe buildings.

“We’re just trying to keep all of the derelict properties safe and maintain the property values around them,” Perry said.

“There is a large amount of break-ins that occur in those places so we are trying to make it safe even for our unhoused population as well,” he said, noting that the tighter the boardings of the derelict properties, the safer it is for the community.

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