Annual Report 2021 33 32 City of Chilliwack 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. HOWWE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2021 ADDRESS SOCIAL ISSUES Support improved inter-agency coordination and address homelessness ✓ Provided funding, meeting space and in-kind staff support for Chilliwack Healthier Community. ✓ Completed the Chilliwack Community Safety Plan, under the guidance of the Integrated Community Safety Task Force. ✓ Implemented the Community Safety Governance Committee to implement the Chilliwack Community Safety Plan. ✓ Implemented COVID-19 related physical and operational upgrades to all City facilities to keep patrons and staff safe in accordance with WorkSafeBC and Provincial Heath Officer Orders. ✓ In response to COVID-19, Fraser Health commissioned Evergreen Hall to be an isolation center for homeless people. ✓ Received grant funding from UBCM’s Strengthening Communities Program to support programs to address homelessness in Chilliwack including security, sanitation, bylaw enforcement, policing and integrated outreach response. ✓ As per the City’s Reaching Home Program, supported projects operated by the following organizations to prevent and reduce homelessness: • Ann Davis House Transition Society • Chilliwack Youth Health Centre Preventing Homelessness in Youth Adults • Salvation Army Supporting Those Finding Homes • Chilliwack Community Services Community Food Hub • Chilliwack & District Seniors Homeless Prevention • Cyrus Centre Peer Outreach • Pacific Community Resources Society Housing Hub, Annis House Homeless Supports and Outreach Vehicle • Ruth & Naomi’s Outreach Vehicle • PEARL Life Renewal Society • Wilma’s Transition Society Emergency Housing Outreach Worker • Stó:lō Service Agency Homelessness Prevention for Families • Cheam First Nation Emergency Shelter Operation • Growing Up Society – Home for Families at Risk • Skwah First Nation Homelessness Prevention for Families at Risk; bathroom and shower facilities for people experiencing homelessness 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. HOWWE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2021 SAFE PUBLIC SPACES Improve the safety of parks and public places Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles applied in park and public space upgrades. Mobile security patrols continued: four patrol vehicles worked overnight and one additional patrol during the day. Night patrols ensured any temporary shelters in parks were removed at the prescribed time. High visibility patrols with RCMP, Bylaw and security conducted throughout the downtown core and various commercial areas.
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