A new civilian committee will give Langdon residents a formal channel for raising policing concerns and helping shape community safety priorities.
Rocky View County has completed appointments to the Langdon Municipal Policing Committee, a five-member body established under Alberta’s Police Act. The committee is required because Langdon receives RCMP service through a Municipal Police Service Agreement.
The appointed members are Councillor Ball and public members Jennifer Carson, Jim Friesen, Dwayne Austin and Tanya Creamer.
County council filled the final two positions on July 21 by appointing Austin and Creamer to terms ending at the 2028 organizational meeting. The County announced the roster on Aug. 11. Appointments remain conditional on enhanced security screening.
The committee’s central role is to connect residents, county council and the RCMP officer in charge. Members can bring forward local concerns and will consult with the RCMP on a yearly plan setting policing priorities and strategies.
The group will also help develop a community safety plan with the local detachment, Langdon’s councillor and community partners. Other duties include overseeing administration of the policing agreement, assisting in the selection of the RCMP officer in charge and reporting to Alberta’s public safety minister on progress toward local priorities.
The committee provides community oversight and advice; it is not a police service and does not take over investigations or daily RCMP operations. Its recommendations must go to Rocky View County council for a decision.
The committee can help identify recurring concerns and put local priorities into an annual plan, but it cannot independently commit county resources or make final council decisions.
Under the committee’s terms of reference, members serve between two and three years. Meetings must be held at least twice annually, with additional or special meetings called when needed. Meetings are open to the public, although portions may be closed when permitted under municipal, privacy and access-to-information laws.
Langdon is currently the only area in Rocky View County governed by a Municipal Police Service Agreement, according to the committee’s terms of reference. Alberta describes policing committees as one part of civilian oversight for municipalities served by the RCMP.
Meeting information and the committee’s terms of reference are available through Rocky View County’s boards and committees webpage. For Langdon residents, the new table offers a defined place for community concerns to enter the conversation about local policing—while leaving operational policing with the RCMP and final county decisions with council.