Annual SRCWA Poster Contest draws record entries

by Lucie Roy

Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch Association (SRCWA) held their Annual General Meeting and presentations to the winners of the 2016 poster contest Mar. 8.

The annual contest is open to students from Grade 1 to 9 in rural communities, and the artwork must reflect the theme of Rural Crime Watch, Crime Prevention and Report a Poacher.

Grade 1 to 9 students from 12 of 16 eligible schools in Sturgeon County and Morinville participated, sending in more than 300 posters, including one computer-generated entry.

SRCWA Poster Director Dolly Bolen was pleased with the response.
“This is a record number for the annual contest,” she said. ““In 2015, nine out of 16 schools participated with 156 posters entered in the contest.”

There were 29 awards presented with six provincial awards. Winners received certificates, prize money and first aid kits.

Cameron Pellerin of Georges H. Primeau School was this year’s first-place SRCW and first place Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association (APRCWA).

Judges from the SRCW included Margaret Romanowski and Dolly Bolen.

The 2015-2016 Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association (APRCWA) calendar features 12 months from September 2015 to August 2016 with three of the months featuring SRCWA posters from Sturgeon County and Morinville talented student artists.

The Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association strives to promote rural crime prevention through communication, programs, and fundraising.

Cameron Pellerin of Georges H. Primeau School was this year’s first-place SRCW and first place Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association (APRCWA). – Lucie Roy Photo