Pubdate: Mon, 05 May 2003
Source: Vauxhall Advance, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2003 The Vauxhall Advance
Contact:  http://www.mysouthernalberta.com/vadvance/home/index.php
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2308

DARE PROGRAM GOING WHERE IT IS NEEDED

As is sometimes the case, big schools in big cities are targeted more often 
for programs which can have a positive impact on our youth.

Schools in rural areas, especially in areas some people would refer to as a 
little remote like Hays, can often get left out.

That's why it's good to see the Taber/Vauxhall RCMP take an interest in 
students at the school. Drug and alcohol problems can also exist in some of 
Canada's smaller schools, and that's often forgotten. Any program which can 
offer positive stimuli to children in grades 5 and 6 should be welcomed. 
Children at any can can benefit from having these types of messages drilled 
into them.

Other small communities in the M.D. of Taber such as Vauxhall, Barnwell and 
Grassy Lake also have the DARE program in their local schools. As such, the 
local detachment of the RCMP has to be commended for its dedication to youth.
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MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens