Citizens on Patrol (COP) is being revived.
Community services director Doug Wagstaff made the announcement during the Oct. 23 town council meeting.
Mayor Mike Muzychka confirmed the revival during an interview later in the week with the Albertan.
COP is a group of local volunteers who agree to patrol the community to help the RCMP. They're allowed to do so after they've been screened, had background checks done on them and have been trained by police.
Muzychka said an initial meeting is being held in early November to choose a town council representative for the group and deal with other associated logistics.
After that, a public meeting will be organized to find people to volunteer for the service.
COP in Olds and area folded after several existing members stepped down for health and other reasons and not enough people could be found to take their place.
Wagstaff first indicated starting up another group was a possibility during a meeting of the Olds and District Community Policing Advisory Committee (ODCPAC) in February, 2016.
That group is also currently in limbo. Muyzcka predicts it too will eventually be restarted in some form or other.
"We haven't finalized that one," he said, indicating the town's focus is currently on reviving COP first.
