ACCESS BOWDEN

TOWN OF BOWDEN
2101 - 20 Avenue, Box 338
Bowden AB T0M 0K0
Ph: 403-224-3395
Fax: 403-224-2244
admin@town.bowden.ab.ca

OLDS HOSPITAL
403-556-3381

9-1-1 is the official national emergency number in Canada. Dialing 911 quickly connects you to a dispatcher trained to route your call to local emergency medical, fire, and law enforcement agencies. 9-1-1 lines are reserved for emergency calls to report a crime in progress, or a fire, or to request an Ambulance. Using 9-1-1 for non-emergency calls may delay the arrival of help for people caught in real emergencies. For any emergency in Bowden, dial 9-1-1.

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Bowden Fire Hall is located at 2114 - 2Oth. The Volunteer Fire Department provides primary fire and emergency medical services to the Town of Bowden and surrounding area. This Department has a volunteer fire department with approximately 20 active volunteer members. The Department runs 1 tank truck, 2 pumpers, and 2 support vehicles. Volunteer membership is available to citizens at least 18 years of age, have a clean criminal record, live close to the Town of Bowden and are physically fit. Individuals who are willing to donate their time and talents to helping the community are essential to the success of the fire department. For more information, phone 403-224-2246 or send an E-Mail to bowdenfire@hotmail.com.

POLICE
The Town of Bowden is serviced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Olds Department (403-556-3323). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. They provide a total federal policing service to all Canadians and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Quebec), approximately 198 municipalities and, under 172 individual agreements, to 192 First Nations communities.

Contact Information:
911 Emergency Calls Only
403-556-3323 Complaints
403-556-3324 Administration
403-556-1540 Fax
5110 - 65 Ave, Olds Alberta, T4H 1L8
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday

SEARCH & RESCUE
Olds Search and Rescue handles search and rescue emergencies for the Town of Bowden and area. OSAR is also a resource for the Town of Olds, Mountain View County and the Province of Alberta. For more information, check out their website at www.osar.ca.

HEALTH CENTRES
The Town of Bowden is a part of the Alberta Health Services Authority (AHS). Bowden residents can utilize the services provided by the Innisfail Hospital & Health Centre at 5023 - 42 St (Ph: 403-227-7800), or the Olds Hospital & Care Centre at 3901 - 57 Ave (Ph: 403-556-3381).

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
In the event of a disaster, the responsibility for Bowden residents' safety, health and well-being falls to the municipality.

Municipal Emergency Plans are created on the assumption that the resident should be able to take care of themselves for the first 72 hours, so please take measures to ensure that you are prepared to do so. There are several resources provided by the federal and provincial governments to assist you in this endeavour. Residents should be aware that the Town of Bowden is taking its responsibility for disaster planning very seriously. Disaster Services representatives have completed the Town's Emergency Plan, a vital document to refer to in the case of a disaster. Representatives have and will continue to educate themselves in this discipline with Basic Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Operations Centre training.

DID YOU KNOW? The Town of Bowden is one of the last few remaining Towns to still have a siren. If a resident hears a siren blowing, they should immediately move indoors and tune into a radio station such as CKLJ Olds 96.5 FM to find out what the problem is.

FAMILY WELLNESS
Bowden Family Wellness offers support services to families with children from birth to 18 years. Services may include: parenting assistance, access to resources (financial, mental health, intervention), parenting library, and short term solution focussed counselling. Bowden Family Wellness is adept at addressing issues of bullying, peer groups, adolescent addictions, divorce, grief and conflict/anger. All contact is CONFIDENTIAL.

Community services have included initiation and collaboration on such programs as the Breakfast Program, Summer Fun, Bowden Youth Project, Pick A Passion Day, and the BLAST Being Belonging and Becoming youth conference.

For more information, please call 403-224-2264.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE
Neighborhood Place is a community building initiative that is currently focusing on five goals. We work in conjunction with Family School Wellness, Parent Link, F.C.S.S. and several other community organizations to meet the needs of the community. The five goals that Neighborhood Place is focused on are:

1. Family Violence - Engage the community in conversation for the need to identify family violence as an issue in our community.
2. Bullying - Engage the community in identifying bullying as an issue that needs to be addressed.
3. Early Childhood Services - To support the role of Parent link and Healthy Families in the community of Bowden
4. Foster Care - Increase the awareness of foster parents needed in our community
5. Child Care - To increase the numbers of day homes in Bowden and To work with community partners to address the need for Before and After School Care.

Neighborhood Place does not do referrals and since it is a community development position has no set office hours. You can reach the coordinator by leaving a message at 403-224-3319 or emailing at npbowden@shaw.ca.

For more information, please call 403-224-2264.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS
The Town of Bowden is committed to ensuring our residents are aware of the programs and services in town, have good social support networks, and have a chance to become connected to, and part of the community life. Please feel free to contact any of the Emergency or Social Services organizations provided here.

MEDICAL CLINICS
Bowden has a massage therapist and physiotherapy clinic. There are excellent facilities just ten minutes south of Bowden at Olds, and ten minutes north of Bowden at Innisfail.