The Town of Bowden has entered into an Inter-Municipal Service Agreement with Red Deer County for the provision of Peace Officer services to ensure compliance with both Provincial and Municipal road traffic regulations.
All Town Bylaws are enforced by the Town’s Bylaw Enforcement Officer, but compliance can also be enforced, in full or part, by Peace Officers, Sheriffs or the RCMP.
Any questions regarding bylaw definitions, applicability or enforcement should addressed to the Town by contacting the CAO:
email: cao@bowden.ca
Tel: 403 224 3395 (Town Administration Office during normal office hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm)
You can submit a bylaw query or request by completing the on-line form below or by contacting via email the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at: bylaw@bowden.ca
A formal complaint can be made in writing, using the Bylaw Complaint Form (available below).
This form should be emailed to: bylaw@bowden.ca or delivered in person to the Town Administration Office.
In all cases bylaw complaints will follow the Town of Bowden procedures as outlined in the Town's Bylaw Enforcement Policy (available below).
Notes (reproduced from the Policy)
1 The Town retains the discretionary right not to intervene in matters where these are deemed to be civil disputes between individuals.
2 The Town (CAO) retains the discretionary right to restrict further contact with a complainant where a matter is deemed to be frivolous, vexatious, or unreasonable (in nature or behaviour).
- Frivolous complaints are defined as having little or no legal merit.
- Vexatious complaints are defined as being initiated maliciously, without probable cause, or not in good faith.
- Unreasonable complaints are complaints made in an unreasonable manner.