FEBRUARY 26, 2020
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Coffee with a Cop Creates a Safe Community with a Cop at Vegreville Centennial Library on February 13. S/Sgt. Terry Hyggen, Cpl. Raymond Stack, and Cst. Irnes Dzafovic attended this program. S/Sgt. Hyggen said he feels this program is essential because it is important for police to get out and speak with the people in our community and have relationships with them to improve their service here and find out about what issues the people are concern about or facing. Tanya Giebelhaus, who attended the program with her son, Lennox said she loved the program because Lennox liked asking questions and getting to know the police officers. “I feel it is important for children to get to know police officers so they aren’t scared of them and will be able to turn to them when they encounter someone who is bad or a dangerous situation and then Tanya Giebelhaus and her son, Lennox with S/Sgt. Terry Hyggen. the children can talk to the police and ask (Rosanne Fortier/photo) them for help,” Giebelhaus said. “For my own sake, I just wanted to get to know the Rosanne Fortier police officers and be able to become News Correspondent comfortable with them.” People were able to meet, speak to, and enjoy free Jodie Conley added that she felt the program coffee and snacks with the RCMP Officers from the was awesome and everyone should come. “This Vegreville Detachment at the third session of Coffee
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program is a positive experience because it helps us get to know members of the community who are protecting us. I didn’t have any issues or concerns I needed to address, I just came to visit.”
