Public Safety

Information regarding public safety in the County of Ponoka.  Les Squires is employed as the Community Peace Officer in Ponoka County. Below you will find contact information for the County's Peace Officer and Dispatch.  For all other Public Safety contact information please visit our contact page by clicking here.

Safer Communities
You can contribute to a safer community and lower crime statistics simply by changing your behavior.
  • Learn about frauds and educate the vulnerable people in your life - seniors, new Canadians, anyone you think may be vulnerable to a sob story or to aggressive, threatening phone calls, emails, texts or other electronic means of communicating. Cyber Crime is expanding rapidly around the globe and is a very serious threat to all of us. Those responsible often operate off-shore, which makes investigating and prosecuting extremely complex and difficult. Hence it is so important to protect your personal information.
  • Never leave wallets or purses in vehicles.
  • Don't leave your keys in your vehicle.
  • Lock your house/out buildings when you leave the yard.
  • Never leave your vehicle unlocked and running.
  • Take better care to protect your personal information
  • Let your neighbors know if you're going to be gone for an extended period of time, or have someone check your place on a regular basis while you're gone.
  • Report suspicious vehicles as soon as possible.

Emergency Agency Information Sheet

Click Here for the information sheet that can be used for emergency management plans.

I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency)

Ponoka County Peace Officers encourage the use of  I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency).

Every cell phone user should program this acronym into their cell phone, with a current contact number for the person they wish to be notified in case of emergency. All emergency responders are trained to look for this information on your cell phone. Please consider this pro-active response. 

Department Contact Information

Peace Officer
Dispatch
Les Squires
Donna Noble
Office: 403-783-3333
Office: 403-783-3333 
Patrol: 403-913-4327
8:30-4:30 Mon-Fri.
lessquires@ponokacounty.com
donnanoble@ponokacounty.com

Ponoka Rural Crime Watch Association

Serves the area from Highway 821 east to the 5th Meridian and from Highway 611 south to the Ponoka County boundary.  Membership enquiries should be directed to Les Squires at 403-913-4327 or the Ponoka RCMP at 403-783-4472.     

Rimbey & District Rural Crime Watch Association

Serves the area from the 5th Meridian west to Highway #22 and from Highway #611 south past Leedale into the County of Lacombe. Membership enquiries should be directed to Chairman Barb Olsen at 403-748-3325 or the Rimbey RCMP at 403-843-2224.

Firearms Restricted Areas

By-Law 21-15-A outlines the subdivisions within Ponoka County where the discharge of firearms is prohibited. To view the by-law and the list of subdivisions, download the file below.
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