Foothills Patrol D of FOOTHILL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE of FOOTHI M S MD LLS ENFORCEMENT Foothills Patrol Officers provide enforcement services relating to the movement of commercial vehicles within the municipality in the following areas: PATROL Weights and Dimensions . Each patrol vehicle is equipped with PROTECTIVE SERVICES portable scales . Road ban enforcement is a priority for the Patrol Officers, particularly in the PATROL spring . Monitoring overload / overdimensional permits issued for commercial vehicles travelling within the municipality PROTECTIVE SERVICES Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections . All Foothills Patrol Officers are certified Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Inspectors . Each Officer is required to conduct a minimum of 32 safety inspections on commercial vehicles annually

LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS Foothills Patrol works closely with our Foothills partners in law enforcement / emergency services at motor vehicle collisions, special events and other emergency situations. Our partner agencies include: Foothills Patrol Patrol . RCMP (, and Okotoks Detachments) COMPLAINTS / . Foothills Fire Departments / Municipal REQUESTS FOR SERVICE Fire Departments Monday – Friday . Health Services (Ambulance 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Service), STARS Call 403-603-6300 . Commercial Vehicle Enforcement . Community Peace Officers (Okotoks, After Hours / Weekends High River, Black Diamond, Turner Call 877-603-6331 Community Peace Officers Valley and other agencies within the Leave a message for the on-call officer Southern Alberta region) www.mdfoothills.com MD of Foothills No. 31 of FOOTHI Foothills Patrol MD LLS

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT The M.D. of Foothills has provided SERVICES specialized traffic enforcement services Requests for patrols can be made to since January 1996. Foothills Patrol Foothills Patrol in an effort to address members are appointed as Level 1 problematic traffic issues on local roads Community Peace Officers by the Alberta and three digit Provincial Highways. Our Solicitor General’s Department. Each officers routinely respond to complaints Officer is required to meet and maintain PATROL including, but not limited to: a high standard of qualifications and . Speeding certification, which ensures the effective . Stop Signs and professional delivery of traffic . Careless / Erratic Driving enforcement services to the residents of PROTECTIVE . Commercial Vehicles the municipality. SERVICES . Passing School Buses with Lights Flashing . Parking MANDATE AND COMMUNITY PEACE OFFICERS . Equipment Violations RESPONSIBILITIES Community Peace Officers (CPO’s) The primary focus for our Peace Officers are appointed by the Alberta Solicitor is to ensure public safety on all municipal General and Minister of Public Security OTHER PROVINCIAL STATUTE roads and triple digit primary highways under the provisions of the Peace Officer ENFORCEMENT within the boundaries of the municipality. Act. These Officers are authorized Our Officers can investigate / respond to Traffic enforcement priorities within the to enforce specific provincial statutes complaints involving: municipality are reflective of complaints including, but not limited to: the Traffic . Gaming and Liquor Act received by our department combined Safety Act and associated Regulations, (ie: Open liquor, public intoxication) with initiatives identified within the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act, Environmental . Environmental Protection and Traffic Safety Plan Calendar, which Protection and Enhancement Act and the Enhancement Act targets selected traffic enforcement Animal Protection Act. Level 1 CPO’s (ie: Littering, dumping of garbage programs throughout the year including: are authorized to conduct enforcement complaints) intersection safety, distracted drivers, of all provisions of the Traffic Safety Act, . Trespass to Premises Act occupant restraints, speeding, young including all moving traffic offences. . Off Highway Vehicles drivers, commercial vehicle safety, motorcycle safety, back to school and pedestrian safety. JURISDICTION Foothills Patrol Officers have the authority to provide enforcement services within the municipality in the following areas: . All local roads . Three digit Provincial Highways (ie: #543, #549, #552, #799) . Hamlets - DeWinton, Aldersyde, Cayley, , Blackie, Priddis . Village of Longview