On July 4, 2019, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Grande Prairie Rural RCMP responded to an incident involving a travelling group offering paving services at discounted prices.  Individuals are travelling door to door offering residential paving for a fraction of the cost claiming to be associated to reputable paving businesses.  These individuals are often travelling in rental vehicles and using rental equipment.  They demand payment up front, either never complete the job or do a sub par job, and leave with your money.

RCMP would like to advise the public these types of transactions are occurring in Grande Prairie and the surrounding areas.  RCMP would also like to advise the public to take precautions prior to hiring any individual or company for residential improvement work.

RCMP are offering the following tips;

  • If the deal is too good to be true, it probably is
  • Research any company/contractor prior to hiring them
  • Ask for references
  • Make efforts to know who you are speaking to
  • Ask to see their business license and identification
  • Take steps to verify information prior to hiring a company
  • Do not pay up front prior to the start of a job