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Community Forum and Summary
Below are the results of the break-out sessions from the Community Forum held in May 2005.
Business Issues
- Repeated Offences
- Storage of Stolen Items in Remote/Rural Areas
- Importance of Community Watch
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Petty Destructive Behavior
Prevention/Activities
- Security Systems
- Lighting
- Community Awareness
- Guard Dogs
- Don’t Advertise that you have anything Valuable on Site
- Have good relationships with Citizens in the Community (keep lines of Communication open)
- Keep those in your Community Aware of any Suspicious Activity and ask for their Co-operation
- Promote CAP Program at Place of Business
Youth Issues
- Young children staying alone (4-8 Years)
- Drugs
- Bullying
- 1 Police Officer in Elementary Schools
- Lack of Education on Bullying (Mandatory Programs)
- Lack of respect. Lack of basic parenting skills
- Lack of activity
Prevention/Activities
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Service groups willing to offer/host after – school programs/hand-out/activities
- Grandparents volunteering (seniors)
- Department of Agriculture promote youth programs
- Drug: Alcohol education in elementary (Curtis Bell – football player) schools have to hire him
- Get Health Dept to come into Elementary Schools, on drugs & alcoho
- Police mentioned would like a “Truancy Program”
- Parents Monitor internet activities
- In-School Suspension
Rural Issues
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Property Crime – Head Officers assigned for longer periods (longer than 1 year)
- Personal Crime – Vulnerable for B&E
- Police presence needed permanently in Waterdown as growth occurs
- Need more police officers on duty
- Traffic needs – Campbellville Rd., Carlisle Rd
- Police Service available – TARGET Hardening
- Be more alert as citizens
- Need more personal surveillance of property & schools
- Report suspicious happenings to Crime Stoppers
Seniors’ Issues
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Trusting
- Vulnerability
- Reforms to Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Accountability for acts of youth to parents
- Need to address issues of respect (other people, property, etc.)
- Better communication
- Need for better education
- Better awareness of issues of senior’s abuse
- How to get past a fear of technology (computers, cell phones, etc.)
- Get past the tag “busybody”
- Shouldn’t be a stigma attached
Prevention/Activities
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FICS (Flamborough Information & Community Services) can help with info. & classes
- Contact Mountain Police station. They have a seniors officer
- Seek out education from local colleges and classes
- Should call the police/neighbours with concerns/informatio
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