(Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

By Nigel Maxwell

Christmas cheer

Prince Albert police help spread Christmas cheer

Dec 23, 2021 | 5:00 PM

Despite challenges brought on by the pandemic, including the inability to hold an actual in-person event, the Prince Albert Police Service’s annual Shop With a Cop program made a triumphant return this year.

A total of 25 local children from five different schools in both the Prince Albert Catholic and Saskatchewan Rivers School Divisions were able to participate. The event was organized by the Community Services section of the police service which has a mandate to support the police service in promoting positive interactions with residents and families in Prince Albert through events, information and activities.

“The Prince Albert Police Service appreciates the support and effort from our local community partners in helping to make the holiday season a little brighter for local children and their families,” a statement from police said..

Police Chief Jon Bergen assists a young child. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

(Submitted/ Prince Albert Police Service)

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In-person events were cancelled this month due to the pandemic, but teachers and resource workers assisted in helping to select gifts online for students at John Diefenbaker Public School, W.J. Berezowsky Public School, Queen Mary, Westview Public School and St. Michael Community School.

The selected gifts were then sorted and packaged by staff at Canadian Tire and taxes were waived on all purchases.

Members with the police service then helped deliver gifts to the children so they could help celebrate the season with their loved ones. Each of the 25 children who participated in the program also received a gift of their own as part of the Shop with a Cop program.

The High Noon Optimist Club contributed $750 to help fund the program, along with a generous supply of wrapping paper.

Deputy Chief Farica Prince receives some wrapping advice. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

The Shop with a Cop program started around 2008, and has been an annual event for the organization ever since.

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