The subject of speeding came up at Lake Country council鈥檚 regular meeting on Feb. 20.
During an RCMP quarterly update presentation Coun. Tricia Brett said there doesn鈥檛 seem to be as much speeding enforcement along Highway 97 around Lake Country as there used to be.
鈥淲hen I first moved to Lake Country it was 鈥榶ou do not speed through Lake Country,鈥欌�� she said. 鈥淭here were always police officers monitoring traffic, but I don鈥檛 see that as much now.鈥�
Sgt. Jon Collins noted the BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) is responsible for monitoring traffic on Highway 97.
鈥淭hey will come into this community and elsewhere along the highway and conduct enforcement. Typically they will stay out of the municipality.鈥�
Collins added that BCHP鈥檚 mandate is not dictated by Lake Country RCMP, however, the detachment can request enforcement if needed.
There is only one Lake Country officer dedicated to traffic enforcement within the district.
Collins said community concerns help determine how traffic resources might be redirected.
鈥淪ometimes I hear about Carr鈥檚 Landing, sometimes I hear about school zones, sometimes I hear about the highway, and we try to make sure that we balance that.鈥�
He pointed out that the rest of the force is also obligated to conduct traffic enforcement whenever necessary.
鈥淓very day is an unknown for a police officer,鈥� Collins added. 鈥淪ometimes they鈥檙e busy with incoming files and doing other things but when they have available time I always encourage them to have those traffic interactions and make the roads safer. We鈥檒l continue to do that.鈥�
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