Give peace a chance, Drumheller.
Community Services in Drumheller is giving that message as part of its first installment of a monthly speaker series being developed by the Town.
“We’re trying to start a speaker series in town to give people more resources about bullying and how to stop it,” said Jeannie Lutz, Community Services Coordinator for the Town of Drumheller.
The series was developed to help combat bullying in Drumheller. Typically bullying is thought to be a problem for children and teenagers. Through the speaker series, the goal is to teach residents that bullying extends well into adulthood.
Jeannie Lutz...
Community Services Coordinator with the
Town of Drumheller
“It’s not just a youth problem. We’re finding more and more that it’s a community issue and it takes the whole community working together to deal with bullying,” said Lutz.
Other communities across the country are taking the matter seriously as well. Hanna recently passed an anti-bullying bylaw and Drumheller has a bylaw that covers bullying.
The first installment of the series is scheduled for April 16 in St. Anthony’s and Greentree Schools and a two hour evening session at the Badlands Community Facility.
The workshop features Jeff McCann, who has been presenting to Alberta students and parents for the past 12 years through The Make Peace Foundation.
“This talk will cover why people bully and will get people involved in the presentation,” said Lutz.
Further talks have been scheduled. In May there will be a presentation about the Alberta Help Line, which offers support to those suffering from bullying. The RCMP will also be giving a presentation regarding cyberbullying.
The goal is to continue to host monthly talks on the subject of bullying.
