FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 1:49pm
(Ottawa) – Are you invested in the neighbourhood you live in? Are you a member of an Indigenous, faith based or racialized community or organization?
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is pleased to announce the creation of a new Community Equity Council (CEC). We are currently accepting applications from residents of Ottawa who can offer advice and insight to improving and strengthening relationships between the Service and the communities we serve.
“Building stronger partnerships between the many diverse communities that make up the city of Ottawa is the responsibility of all who live here,” said Acting Chief Steve Bell. “By creating a network of invested residents and officers at the OPS, we can enhance the safety of all neighbourhoods, city-wide.”
The Council will meet once a month and will help to develop critical partnerships within Ottawa’s many diverse communities to help strengthen relationships and build trust.
Applications must be submitted, with full supporting documentation, by midnight on July 20, 2018. Those candidates who meet the criteria will be invited to an interview in late August. Candidates who are invited to the interview process must have a record check completed, paid for by the OPS.
The Council will launch in the fall of 2018, and will build on the work that has been done by the former Community and Police Action Committee (COMPAC).
For more information about the new Council and a link to the application form, please visit www.ottawapolice.ca/CEC.
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