Public Safety

• Victoria unveils new community safety plan, 2 years in the making

  The 79-page plan includes dozens of recommendations for all three levels of government, broken into categories including housing, health care, service delivery and policing.

  Crime

  Jun 16
  
• Almost half of downtown Victoria businesses open to leaving if lease expires: Survey

  A new report from a Victoria business group says 48 per cent of downtown businesses would consider moving out of the core if their lease was up this year.

  Economy

  Jun 11
  
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• B.C. launches $5M public safety program to crack down on street crime

  The province says the new Community Safety and Targeted Enforcement program gives police more tools to respond to street crimes, including shoplifting, theft and property damage.

  Crime

  May 30
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• New guidance lays out when B.C. doctors can and can’t use involuntary treatment

  The new guidance is meant to inform healthcare providers on the circumstances under which the Mental Health Act can be used to obtain involuntary treatment for a patient.

  Health

  Mar 12
• Duncan residents rally against crime in wake of shopkeeper’s beating

  The rally comes about a week after two people were charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm in the brutal beating of the owner of Hank's Handimart.

  Crime

  Feb 21
• Man accused of armed robbery at B.C. Holt Renfrew has lengthy criminal record

  Douglas Gordon Ewing's criminal past dates back to the 1970s, when he was convicted of attempted murder. He also escaped lawful custody.

  Crime

  Jan 2
• ‘A positive first step’: Manitoba launches framework for public safety improvements

  A number of recommendations were announced by justice minister Matt Wiebe on Thursday as part of a new provincial public safety strategy.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2024
• VPD says protests, playoffs explain $10M budget bust

  A report presented to the Vancouver Police Board in September found that in the second quarter, the department was over budget by more than $10 million. 

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2024
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• Public safety, retail crime are ‘major concerns’ for British Columbians: poll

  The Research Co. poll of 1,200 people found that 55 per cent of those surveyed said the level of crime in their community has increased in the last four years.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2024
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• Eby hints at more police funding in speech to municipal leaders

  "What you will see in our platform for the upcoming campaign is a commitment to you around additional resources for community policing for downtowns," Eby told the UBCM Thursday.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2024