Safety in our Neighbourhood – What can YOU do?
As DECA has evolved, we have taken our little group of neighbours and done some pretty amazing things. In the meantime, some of our bread-and-butter activities have become defunct, and we need your help to get back on track.
We used to have a person or group of people whose focus was safety. Some of the functions might include: connecting with the police to get updates when things happen, doing safety walks around the community, organizing self-defence classes, or [insert your great safety idea here]. If you are interested in helping us out, please send us an email. There is lots of room for creativity, so if you have ideas or just genuine concern, we would really love to hear from you.
Update on 54 Division
This Thursday, April 25, 2013 the Toronto Police Services Board will have a public meeting at its Headquarters at 40 College Street, starting at 1:30 p.m. and 54 Division is on the agenda. (Click here to see for yourself – item #29) Although this is my first time trying to read a Toronto Police Services Board agenda, it appears that this Thursday, the Board will consider this recommendation:
- The Chief of Police prepare a report for the Board’s May 22, 2013 public meeting setting out the details of the CIOR project assessing whether to close 13 and 54 Divisions as well as setting out a proposed community consultation process for the Board’s consideration
(The recommendation is in response to a City Council motion)
For more information, see the letter below that we got from the Friends of 54 Division.
If you need a refresher on what the options are for 54 Division, see our past post.