2020 Annual Report

Annual Report 2020 27 STRATEGIC GOAL #9 CONTINUED: COMMUNITY SAFETY Safety encompasses a wide range of services, including fire safety, comprehensive emergency management plans and training. It also includes supporting RCMP initiatives and improving traffic safety. HOW WE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2020 TRAFFIC EDUCATION Support the Safer City initiative working with RCMP and ICBC ✓ Safer City initiatives provided motorists, pedestrians and cyclists with road safety knowledge to attempt to reduce local crash statistics. ✓ Federal grant received for rail safety education. Focus has been on educating safety at all road/rail crossings. ✓ Video campaign in partnership with RCMP and ICBC to focus on road safety around school buses. RCMP SUPPORT Support RCMP activities and initiatives and maintain an adequate number of police officers ✓ Health and Safety Inspection Team (Fire, Bylaw and RCMP) shut down four controlled substance/marijuana grow operations and conducted 32 health and safety inspections. ✓ Health and Safety Inspection Team (Fire, Bylaw and RCMP) assisted with remediation in buildings that may have housed unlicensed marijuana grow operations. ✓ City staff worked cooperatively with RCMP on trouble buildings and hotspots. ✓ Funded six additional members for 2020 and have funded 31 over the past six years. ✓ Maintained a population to member ratio of under 800. BYLAW ENFORCEMENT Provide enhanced and proactive bylaw enforcement ✓ Two full-time Bylaw Enforcement Officer positions were added to provide year-round support, including evenings and weekends. ✓ On average, bylaw officers have over 1,000 interactions with members of the public each month.