During its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 17, Barrhead County council received the County of Barrhead Enforcement Services’ annual report for information and scheduled a public hearing continuance in the spring.
According to the 2025 annual report, Barrhead County Enforcement Services responded to 384 calls for service last year, up 24 per cent compared to 2024.
Additionally, 1,558 files were generated, a 14 per cent increase from 2024. Division 3 saw the highest number of files generated at 503, but enforcement services say this is largely attributed to the number of roads in that area with higher traffic volumes, leading to more traffic incidents being recorded.
Divisions 1 and 4 reportedly saw a significant number of files generated during the summer due to an influx of seasonal residents to the Thunder Lake and Lac La Nonne areas.
The report says assisting the RCMP and enforcing the Animal Control Bylaw and the Traffic Safety Act were the most common types of incidents requiring community peace officer (CPO) action.
One of the most notable of these Traffic Safety Act incidents involved an individual allegedly travelling 118 km/h in a 30 km/h school zone on Highway 651. In another incident, a driver allegedly reached 190 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Township Road 594.
In 2025, only one public complaint against a county CPO was received, and it was deemed unfounded. No public complaints were received in 2024, and no employer-initiated complaints were received in either year.
In other council news, a public hearing concerning data processing facilities has been scheduled to continue on April 7 at 1:00 p.m. in the County of Barrhead Council Chambers.
The hearing began on Feb. 3 during a regular meeting of council, but was recessed to a later date.
The hearing concerns Bylaw 02-2026, which would amend the Land Use Bylaw to include “data processing facility” as a discretionary use in Agricultural Land Use (AG) districts. Discretionary uses require approval from the development authority, which is given on a case-by-case basis, whereas permitted uses must be approved.
Officials note, those who spoke at the Feb. 3 hearing will not be able to speak again at the Apr. 7 event, as they were already given their time. Administration will also be producing an information packet to distribute ahead of the next hearing.
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