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We had a great meeting last week at Celista Hall. Around 130 community residents came out and had a good conversation with the RCMP and then discussed ways that the Community can help them, as well as help ourselves.
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I presented some preliminary ideas with some examples, but specific plans/goals/actions have yet to be determined. These ideas were in 4 basic categories and we've set up meeting dates to discuss them separately. These meetings will be at the Scotch Creek Hall, doors open at 6:45 with the meeting starting promptly at 7:00:pm.
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- Community Watching - Wednesday October 9th
- Rural crime watch, Citizens on Patrol (though I understand this takes some training)
- Cameras in strategic locations? What does the RCMP need from these cameras
- There is an app out there called Lightcatch which may be valuable.
- Frustrational Activity - Thursday October 10th
- This is Frustrational as opposed to confrontational. These would be activities that are not illegal but would have the effect of making living here more difficult and frustrating. Smart, safe, legal actions targeting the people and locations of criminal activity. This might be difficult but it’s a better alternative than vigilante action.
- Health & Recovery - Wednesday October 16th
- Social actions – some of the trouble makers in the area may be locals or related to residents, whom we care about. Can we help them out?
- Also, for the community – those who have been burgled can seek help – NS Health Centre and Victims Services are two options
- Political Activity - also Wednesday October 16th
- lobby the RCMP, MLA Greg Kyllo & the Minister of Public Safety for more police coverage
- connection with the Chase RCMP to discuss issues and incidents
There was also a write-in idea that was suggested by a number of residents; A First Responders for Safety. I think this fits in with the Health and Recovery discussion so let's talk about this there and we can determine what that might look like.
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The overriding goal is to safely make our community safer. We don’t want our community members to in the line of fire and we don’t want our First Responders or Firefighters to be in danger reacting to avoidable incidents.
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I look forward to seeing you soon.
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