Horns of various vehicles could be heard from Red Deer’s Westerner Park on Saturday, as the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre hosted its sixth Touch-A-Truck event.
This is the second-straight year the event has happened after returning in 2022, following a brief hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re super excited to be back from that hiatus,” said Denise Rambow, CACPC programs and services co-ordinator.
“This gives people a chance to see all kinds of vehicles in one location, unique vehicles you wouldn’t necessarily get to see every day. You get to interact with the people who work with those vehicles, you get to honk the horns or sirens, climb on them, and all kinds of things you wouldn’t normally get to do.”
There were construction vehicles, emergency vehicles, farming equipment and more at this year’s Touch-A-Truck, which was the first to take place in Westerner Park’s north parking lot – the event had previously been held in front of CrossRoads Church in Red Deer County.
“This year we have 60 different exhibits and different businesses involved. It’s been very successful and just a great day,” said Rambow.
The 2022 event had about 7,000 attendees. The expectation for this year’s Touch-A-Truck was to have 10,000 throughout the six-hour day.
Money raised from the event went towards the CACPC.
“It helps with the programs and services we run, such as our different summer programs, our 529 Garage Bike Registry Program, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design,” Rambow said.
“The centre offers residents and businesses crime prevention tools and education in order to help them and make them less likely to become a victim of a property crime. We give them the tools and they use them.”
For more information on the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre, visit www.cacpc.ca.
sean.mcintosh@reddeeradvocate.com
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