There will soon be a flurry of activity on the east side of Coaldale. The Town of Coaldale is pleased to report the tender for the construction of the Coaldale RCMP Detachment has been awarded.
According to the Government of Canada’s tendering website, the tender for the much-anticipated construction project was awarded to Pomerleau Inc. out of Calgary, Alberta, with a construction tender of $11,655,000.
To commemorate the start of this construction project, the Town of Coaldale and the Coaldale RCMP Detachment will be co-hosting a ground-breaking ceremony at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 10 at the building site at the corner of 19A Avenue and 8 Street, just off of Highway 3 on the east edge of Coaldale.
The RCMP began policing Coaldale in January of 2016 under a new municipal policing contract. Plans at that time included the construction of a new detachment building to not only house the Coaldale Detachment but also provide facilities for regional policing services.
For the past three years the Coaldale Detachment has been operating out of a portion of the Coaldale Town Office which was renovated and retrofitted to serve this purpose.
Mayor Kim Craig says he is delighted the construction project for the new detachment building will soon begin in Coaldale.
“We couldn’t be more delighted to see this project moving ahead,” said Mayor Kim Craig.
“Council is super excited to have the contract awarded for the Coaldale RCMP Detachment building and to see construction start in earnest.”
“Construction of the detachment facility has certainly been a project the community has been looking forward to watching roll out in Coaldale,” said Craig.
The new facility will not only add to Coaldale’s overall enhanced emergency services but will also provide the RCMP with a more accessible regional facility in this part of southern Alberta.
The new facility will be home-base for the Coaldale RCMP Detachment which includes 17 full-time RCMP members and 5 administrative staff. The Coaldale RCMP building will also house various RCMP support sections including a regional traffic unit, police service dog, forensic identification unit, firearms officers and other specialized support RCMP staff.
“The Coaldale RCMP are pleased to be taking the next step in having the police detachment built. We look forward to it’s completion,” said Staff Sgt. Glenn Henry.
Media Advisory: Coaldale RCMP Invite the Media and Public to Attend the Sod Turning Ceremony for the new Coaldale RCMP Building
Coaldale, Alberta – Members of the media are invited, along with the public, to join the Coaldale RCMP and the Town of Coaldale for a sod turning event marking the start of construction of the Coaldale RCMP Building.
Representatives from "K" Division RCMP, Southern Alberta District RCMP, Coaldale RCMP, Member of Parliament Rachel HARDER and the Town of Coaldale will be participating. This sod turning event symbolizes the long anticipated start of construction of the Coaldale RCMP building.
This modern specialized police building will bring together the two Coaldale RCMP Detachments and have the various RCMP support sections move their operations from Lethbridge to Coaldale. The new RCMP Coaldale building construction contract has just been awarded at a cost of nearly 12 million dollars.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner John FERGUSON, Chief Superintendent Bernadine CHAPMAN, Alandra CORRIGAN (rep for MP HARDER) and Coaldale Mayor Kim CRAIG will be available for interviews with the media at the conclusion of the event.
Date: Monday, June 10, 2019
Location: Actual Construction site on the east end of Coaldale off of Highway #3
8th Street at 19a Avenue, Coaldale, Alberta
Time: 4:30 p.m. – Media requested to be in place
4:45 p.m. – Ceremony begins
Please note:
- This event will last approximately 40 minutes.
- Parking on-site is limited to roads along 19A avenue and 8th street.
- Barricades will be in place along with some limited seating.