It wasn't long ago that changes were announced in a number of sectors across the province when legislation came into play, and anytime the government implements change it causes a ripple effect. 

Those waves cover local agencies who re-evaluate their practices to make sure they're abiding by the new information. 

One of those agencies was the Moose Jaw Police Service, which has been making small adjustments, and a recent change created a swell of curiosity. Not long ago they removed the address portion from the daily police report that's posted roughly every 24 hours. 

"It came across to us as a minor change, we didn't that most people would even pick up on it, but it was pretty interesting that a lot of people noticed the change," explained Sgt. Kevin Pilsworth. "So when people are pulling up our daily release, we no longer include the location of the occurrence."

Sgt. Pilsworth said there are certainly pros and cons to both sides, and they did see positives in the past when posting information such as identifying a street in a situation where someone needed their assistance. 

"It was always kind of useful to have a location to share with the public, let them know what we're doing, sometimes it was informative and sometimes it was a good way to get pieces back from the public. But due to a new piece of legislation that came in, the Freedom of Information and Protection Act, we've had to change a lot of the things that we do as a police service."

He noted that despite any kind of help that they may have received in previous cases, someone's safety and privacy will always come first to the Police Service. 

"This is another situation where we had to change the way we do business. The reason why it's important is because when we release locations, sometimes we're inadvertently releasing some information that may compromise a person's privacy."

The Police Service is continuing to work through these changes and has already made a number of adjustments to practices and daily operations.