OUTLOOK — Outlook town council received an update on local policing Wednesday as the RCMP presented statistics covering April 2025 to April 2026.
Sgt. Mark Langager of the Outlook RCMP detachment outlined a range of incidents and enforcement activity within the community over the past year, noting overall trends remain consistent with the previous five years.
There were 11 traffic-related accidents and 138 provincial traffic offences, such as speeding, seatbelt violations and insurance coverage, all within the Town of Outlook.
Police reported six impaired driving cases and one police pursuit. Officers also responded to 68 off-road or non-criminal incidents, including calls related to mental health, liquor enforcement, family matters and fire prevention. Of those, 24 were nuisance or hang-up 911 calls.
Mental health-related calls totalled 17, with Langager noting they “do take a lot of time.”
Municipal bylaw infractions accounted for three calls, while two incidents fell under the Firearms Act involving non-criminal matters.
Other Criminal Code offences — including breaches of undertakings, disturbing the peace and probation violations — totalled 23. Police also recorded three weapons offences, one child pornography investigation, one explosive act investigation and one sexual offence.
In addition, officers responded to 12 incidents involving criminal harassment or uttering threats, and seven assault-related cases, including assaults with a weapon and assaults on police.
Theft under $5,000 accounted for eight cases, while four incidents involved amounts over $5,000. Police reported 26 mischief occurrences involving damage to property, and 16 fraud cases.
Police also responded to 14 break-and-enter incidents, including what Langager described as “one rough weekend” involving multiple businesses.
Other police-related activities — such as suspicious persons, animal complaints, false alarms, missing persons and breaches of the peace — totalled 71 calls.
A further 21 calls involved general public assistance and well-being checks, while officers assisted other emergency services, including fire and ambulance, eight times.
In total, the detachment handled 457 calls for service in Outlook over the past year, including traffic-related incidents.
Langager said officers also conducted approximately 13,000 patrols and completed 79 compliance checks on repeat offenders living in the community. Of those checks, 23 resulted in breaches of conditions.
“We check on them often to ensure they follow their conditions,” he said.
The detachment also made 69 school visits over the year, including in surrounding communities such as Dinsmore, Loreburn and Central Butte.
Councillors asked how the statistics compared to nearby communities, with Langager saying Outlook remains “very safe” and comparable to communities such as Unity and Rosetown.
Mayor Ryan Husband also asked about staffing levels. Langager said the detachment is currently short-staffed.
“We are two hard vacancies and three soft vacancies short,” he said. “Currently, there are three members working out of Outlook.”
He added staffing is expected to improve in the coming months.
“In July we will be getting one of our members back and a cadet, which will bring us up to five members for the summer,” Langager said.
