RCMP warn against tax scam
With tax season upon us, the Jasper RCMP has received a spike in complaints regarding fraudulent communications from people claiming to represent the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA).
According to police, people have received automated and personal phone calls requesting personal information, such as social insurance numbers, credit card numbers, bank account information and passport numbers.
The scams often insist that personal information is needed so the victim can receive a refund or a benefit payment. In some situations, threatening or coercive language is used to scare individuals into paying fictitious debt to the CRA.
Police are asking the public to avoid providing personal information over the phone unless they are certain they know who they are dealing with.
If you suspect you may be the victim of fraud or have been tricked into giving personal or financial information, contact the Jasper RCMP detachment at 780-852-4421. For further information about the scam, visit the CRA’s website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca.
Parks to adjust info centre hours
With spring just around the corner, Parks Canada’s Visitor Information Centre is adjusting its hours to accommodate increased visitation.
Starting March 23, the info centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. That schedule will remain in place until May 13, when the hours are extended to 7 p.m.
For more information, visit the centre at 500 Connaught St. or call 780-852-6176. Alternatively, you can visit Parks’ website.
Learning centre hosts coaching skills workshop
The Jasper Adult Learning Centre is hosting an advanced coaching skills workshop with speaker and author David Benjatschek, March 22.
Based out of Calgary, Benjatschek helps empower supervisors, managers and leaders to get the most out of their employees by harnessing an employees’ passions.
According to the learning centre, after leaving the workshop, supervisors and managers will have a system to more effectively coach and work with their staff to get the most out of them.
The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $80.
For more information, contact Valerie Bartziokas, program coordinator at JALC, at 780-852-4418 ext. 1 or by email at [email protected].
