Countryfest has come and gone and it seems that it was safer than expected. During Countryfest weekend, the Dauphin RCMP received 117 calls for service in Dauphin — six of which were directly from the Countryfest site.
According to Cpl. Terry Harschall, out of those six calls, there were some people that had too much to drink and became aggressive, so security called the RCMP and they provided them with a place to stay for the night. Security found drugs at a couple of sites, so the RCMP ended up seizing them and arresting the individuals involved. They also received general assistance calls, including one from an individual who cut their hand while barbequing as well as another one regarding mischief to a vehicle that was parked at the site.
Cpl. Harschall said that the results of the MPI-funded traffic checks were also encouraging.
"We had three check stops during the evenings and we did not come across any impaired drivers, again a few unlicensed drivers for sure, but... we had no collisions that would be of any main concern of the area in [relation] to Countryfest," she added.
Cpl. Harschall also said that there were no assaults or violent crimes at the Countryfest site, which she thought was a pleasant surprise.
