Teenagers 15 years old or under are no longer allowed out at night in the town of Bruderheim.
From 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., if a teen is seen outside, he or she will be sent home, and their parents will have to pay a $100 fine for the first offence and $200 for any subsequent incident.
Property theft and other petty crimes have become an inconvenience in the town.
“I had a couple of stuff stolen from my vehicle and stuff from my front yard,” a Bruderheim resident told CTV Edmonton.
The town’s mayor, Karl Hauch, and the council have taken a proactive approach to the issue with the introduction of this curfew.
“To ensure the safety of the kids who are wandering out late at night, which is not a huge amount, but there are some,” Hauch said. “There has been some nuisance that has happened in the past. Maybe they are climbing on a building or taking letters off of a building,” Huach said.
The law that came into effect in July is getting mixed reviews by local teens.
“I thought it was stupid,” a 16-year-old said. “This is Bruderheim and kids don’t listen to the rules.”
A 12-year-old told CTV Edmonton, “I think it is actually important that there’s a curfew because bad things have happened.”
Bruderheim is approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
With files from Angela Jung
