The children in Castor are receiving certificates from the RCMP when they are seen riding their bikes with helmets on.
During the regular council meeting on May 23 the Town of Castor council discussed seeing an increased amount of RCMP presence in the town.
They have noticed that the RCMP has been pulling over children on their bikes and handing out certificates if they have a helmet on.
“They pulled over two little dudes right on my driveway. Their eyes were getting pretty big and then he handed them the certificates,” said Mayor Richard Elhard.
The council agreed that they have seen most of the children around town wearing helmets while riding their bikes.
There was also a RCMP Bike Safety Rodeo on May 29 in front of the Castor RCSS building. This event is to promote bike safety and to teach children the proper way to follow the rules when riding a bike.
Following the Bike Safety Rodeo Victim Services put on a barbecue.
Memorial bench
Castor town council approved a request from Kay Brown to place a memorial bench between the Town Office and the library.
This request was brought to the council during their regular meeting on May 23.
The bench would be similar to the other ones that are placed around the town and would be paid for by Brown.
“It’s in memory of the Houser family and that was Kay’s parents who used to live on a farm outside of Castor,” Elhard said.
Elhard said that the family was a longtime pioneer family and that Brown wanted to do something to recognize them.
Council agreed that the memorial bench would be nice to have as long as it was similar to the other memorial benches.
Jessica Campbell
ECA Review
