Children are the future, and several groups here in Taber are making sure its youth are as protected as possible.

What has been four years in the making came to fruition on Tuesday as 35 signs were put up in town surrounding a two-block radius around Immanuel Christian, Dr. Hamman, St. Patrick's, St. Mary's, Central and W.R. Myers schools, and the Taber Skateboard Park, to deem them Drug Free zones.

"It's really important that we get the right message out to the community," said Sgt. Howard Kehler of the Taber Police Service. "It's not OK to use or possess drugs anywhere, but if you traffic drugs in our drug-free zones, we are simply going to seek a greater punishment."

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