Modus supplied the Crowfoot Public Safety Building to Siksika Nation in October of 2023.  From the time of order to time of occupancy, the entire process took only 5 months!

Article by Stephanie Thomas CTV News Calgary

Siksika Nation has broken ground and construction is underway on its new Crowfoot Public Safety Building on the eastern side of the reserve.

Leaders say it will help improve safety by reducing response times, and the ultimate goal is to have the building also be the future home of its independent Siksika police force.

Currently, public safety and security officers dispatch from a building near Highway 547 on the west side of the reservation boundary.

“Starting from the beginning, I was one of the first. Seeing everything grow and build here is exciting,” said Dustin Daniels, peace officer for Siksika.

He says since 2020, there’s come to be a total of four peace officers that patrol a vast and rural landscape and he is eager for the new building, located 13 kilometres further east, to shorten the travel time for officers.

“From the west end to Bassano dam takes roughly 45 minutes for us, so being down here would cost us 25 minutes to half an hour, depending on which route we take,” said Daniels.

The new public safety building will be adjacent to a former residential school site.