Positive Ticketing

Donella Swan

Times Contributor

 

A new program, aimed at recognizing local youth, is set to be hitting the streets of Strathmore within the very near future.

“I know it has been quite successful in other communities and it starts a positive relationship between youth and authority,” says Councillor Bob Sobol. 

The “Positive Ticketing Program” was launched June 2 at the FCSS offices, located in the same building as the Strathmore Public Library. The By-law officers and Councillor Bob Sobol, among others, were in attendance. 

The recipients of this program will be youth under the age of 18. It is for youth who are “caught” doing good deeds. For these good deeds, the winners will be rewarded a voucher for a fun, free activity. 

These vouchers will be issued by caring law enforcement personnel for good behaviour. For example: good driving or performing a good deed in the community. 

The purpose of such a program is to build a good and trusting relationship between youth and authority, and encourage youth to reach out and have a good relationship with the community around them. 

“I know for a fact that there are a lot of good things done by youth in this community, but for the most part, youth get a bad rap,” said Sobol. “Vandalism and other crimes are something that always occur, but unfortunately most youth get painted with the same brush and it’s not fair to the rest.”

This program will be tried until September just to see how successful it proves to be.