1. COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
S/Sgt. David Michaud & Project Coordinator Carmen Cousineau

2. Background:
January 1, 2019: The Government of Ontario mandated municipalities to prepare and adopt a Community Safety and Well-Being plan (CSWB) by December 31, 2020.
As part of these legislative changes, municipalities are required to work in partnership with police services, health/mental health, education, community/social services and children/youth services as they undertake the planning process.

3. The Goal:
To achieve the ideal state of a sustainable community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, access to services and where individuals and families are able to meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income and social and cultural expression.

4. Requirements: The CSWB Plan must identify:
Local priority risk factors based on community consultations and multiple sources of data (ie Statistics Canada);
Evidence-based programs and strategies to address the priority risk-factors;
Measurable outcomes with associated performance measures.
Municipalities are responsible for establishing an advisory committee with prescribed representation from municipal council, police services board and the various partners listed earlier.

5. Status:
To support City Council the Cornwall Community Police Service successfully submitted a request for funding to hire a part-time project coordinator (until March 2020)and assigned internal police resources to support the project.
The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services will be offering webinars February/March 2019 and have published a CSWB Planning Framework booklet:
PlanningFramework.html

6. Next Steps:
Establish the multi-sectoral advisory committee as prescribed in legislation.
Develop a targeted communication plan.
Collect statistical information using a provincial risk-driven tracking database.
Engage the community – meetings, interviews and group/sector consultations.
Produce the plan.