Program Schedule
Program is subject to change.
All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Tuesday, November 8
11:00 - 11:45
OPENING CEREMONIES
Emcee Christiane Sadeler, More Better SolutionsOpening Prayer
Elder Verna McGregorWelcome & Opening Remarks
Jan Fox, Board Co-Chair, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
Dave Dickson, Board Co-Chair, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
Senator LaBoucane-Benson
12:00 - 13:15
OPENING KEYNOTE
Making it Possible: How the Netherlands Managed to Decreased Crime While Keeping One of the Lowest Prison Populations in the World
Jaap de Waard, Netherlands Ministry of Security and Justice
During CMNCP22’s keynote address, Jaap de Waard will illustrate how the Netherlands was able to keep one of the lowest per capita prison populations in the world (about 50% less than Canada) AND drastically reduce crime through investing in crime prevention, evidence-based policies, focusing on repeat victimization and prolific offenders, effective policing, offender-oriented justice, and programs aimed at young people. This keynote presentation is in partnership with the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association.
14:00 - 15:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
A New Approach: How Communities Can Better Meet the Needs of People Who Use Drugs
Moderator:- Travis Lupick, Journalist and Author of Fighting for Space
- Ose Omoregie, Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth
- Laura Shaver, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
- Sarah Blyth, Overdose Prevention Society
- Ronni Nordal, Nordal Law
- Culturally safe and anti-racist approaches to service delivery for young people who use drugs
- Harm reduction and stigma reduction initiatives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
- The challenges of navigating health and social services and recommendations on how to improve them
- Drug policy advocacy and how to best meet the needs of people who use drugs
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Prevention, Mitigation, and Intervention Approaches
Moderator:
- Lee-Ann Chevrette, CSWB Thunder Bay
Panelists:
- Christopher Mushquash, Lakehead University
- Dawne Clark, Mount Royal University
- Kim Granholm, Lakehead University Student
- John Dixon, Dilico Anishinabek Family Care
The concept of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) was established after a ground-breaking study investigated how childhood abuse, neglect, and household challenges relate to later-life health status and well-being. Recognizing the significant impacts that ACEs have on health, safety, and well-being, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, Community Safety & Well-Being Thunder Bay, and the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention conducted a national scan of ACEs-related work to identify evidence-informed and promising prevention and mitigation practices currently being implemented across Canada. This session, moderated by Lee-Ann Chevrette (CSWB Specialist, Community Safety & Well-Being Thunder Bay), will serve as the official launch of the report that highlights the project findings and recommendations. Specifically, the session will provide an overview of the project results and will centre the voices of researchers and service providers to discuss the impacts of ACEs, the evidence on how to address them, and examples of programs/initiatives that are rooted in culture and that aim to empower children, families, and communities to prevent and mitigate ACEs.
15:45 - 17:15
PARALLEL COACHING & THEMATIC SESSIONS
What Comes Next? Implementation of Community Safety and Well-Being Plans to Address Social Challenges
Moderator:
- Jan Fox, REACH Edmonton
- Lisa Kardosh, REACH Edmonton
Panelists:
- Kelly Husack, City of Regina
- Colleen Cornock, City of Kelowna
- Dave Critchley, City of Burnaby
The implementation of Community Safety and Well-Being Plans (CSWB) often brings together various sectors of a community including government, education, health, and police around social challenges including substance use, houselessness/homelessness, and mental health challenges. This panel discussion, moderated by Jan Fox and Lisa Kardosh, brings together voices from across Canada to discuss their experiences with implementing CSWB plans. The session will include successes, challenges, and lessoned learned from the Cities of Edmonton, Kelowna, Burnaby, and Regina. This session aims to explore the following:
- The early stages of CSWB implementation including choosing a governance structure
- Increasing community engagement during implementation
- Integrating and re-allocating resources to the broader community
- Keeping plans fresh and relevant years after implementation
COACHING SESSION
To create successful local crime prevention and community safety & well-being (CP/CSWB) plans and programs, practitioners often need a wide range of skills including leadership, collaboration, communication, rural work, CEPTED, etc. to name just a few. Unfortunately, many practitioners across Canada are new(er) to these roles, often without formal training in the many different areas that they may find themselves working in. Furthermore, many practitioners do not have local leaders/supervisors who can support them in their learning processes, leaving them to develop knowledge, techniques, and skills by themselves often without the opportunity to reflect on their practice and learn.
By providing group workshop/coaching sessions during the 2022 Annual Conference, CMNCP is exploring an additional system of support for those new(er) in the area of CP/CSWB. Sign ups for coaching sessions will open soon.
Coaching sessions will include:
- Neighbourhood-based engagements
- Casual layered analysis
- Working with Indigenous communities
Wednesday, November 9
11:00 - 12:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Restorative Justice to Address Social Challenges at the Local Level
Moderator:
- Chris Cowie, Community Justice Initiatives
Panelists:
- Dayna Arron, Toronto Justice Centres
- Christianne Paras, Restorative Justice Association of British Columbia
- Audrey Barrett, City of Nova Scotia
More information on the session coming soon.
Breaking Down Barriers: A Conversation on Equitable Mental Health Services in Canada
Moderator:
- Aseefa Sarang, Across Boundaries
Panelists:
- Rachal Pattison, Kickstand Connect
- Kimberly Cato, True Roots Counselling Services and Anti-Racism Consultant
- Jessica Turowski, Canadian Mental Health Association
More information on the session coming soon.
12:45 - 13:30
NETWORKING
14:00 - 15:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Making Downtown Winnipeg Safer
Moderator:
- Greg Burnett, Executive Director, Downtown Community Safety Partnership
Panelists:
- Mitch Bourbonniere, Community Outreach Liaison, Downtown Community Safety Partnership
- Kate Fenske, CEO, Downtown Winnipeg Biz
- Dr. Matthew Sanscartier, Business Intelligence Analyst Downtown Community Safety Partnership
This presentation discussion, led by Greg Burnett, will showcase the Downtown Community Safety Partnership’s (DCSP) continuum of care philosophy to address Safety and Wellbeing for the downtown community, one of the main underpinnings of the organization. It is this philosophy that sets the DCSP apart from other agencies.
The philosophy is built on the spirit of connections and collaboration – and as a result DCSP has focused on establishing community partnerships both formal and informal and informally through daily frontline interactions. Through these relationships, referrals for DCSP services are expected to triple over the next year.
Sex Work is Work: Local Innovations for Sex Work Safety
Moderator:
- Frances Shaver, Concordia University
Panelists:
- Sandra Wesley, Stella Montreal
- Elene Lam, Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network
- Nadia Grutter, Peers Victoria
- Leigh Elliot, Peers Victoria
Sex work is work, but creating safe working environments is a difficult challenge. It takes place in many different environments. Although street-based work is the most visible, the majority of sex work takes place in private venues, including escort agencies, massage parlours, hotels and motels, clients’ residences, and sex workers’ homes. Further, certain sectors of the sex industry in Canada are highly racialized, with the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people of Canada (hereafter referred to as Indigenous people) disproportionally represented in street-based sex work.
We begin with a brief introduction of criminal law and sex industry diversity. Representatives from three different sex work organizations will then discuss safety from their perspective. In the process, they will highlight some innovative local practices to help practitioners increase safety for community members, including sex workers. The organizations presenting include Stella, Montreal; Butterfly: Asian & Migrant Sex Workers Support Network, Toronto, and Peers Victoria Resource Society. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A.
15:45 - 17:15
PARALLEL COACHING & THEMATIC SESSIONS
Social Challenges and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Moderator:
- Elisabeth Miller, City of Saskatoon
Panelists:
- Anna Brassard, CPTED/PCAM Canada
- Greg Saville, ICA - Canadian Chapter
- Steve Woolrich, Rethink Urban
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is the process of manipulating the environment to reduce the incidence and fear of crime and ultimately create safer communities. This session, moderated by Elisabeth Miller, will explore how CPTED strategies for relationship building and engagement, lighting, and maintenance can address social challenges such as houselessness/homelessness or substance use in both urban and rural communities. The session will feature presenters from CPTED Canada, Rethink Urban, and ICA – Canadian Chapter. This session aims to explore the following:
- The history of CPTED
- How CPTED can benefit a community safety project
- What collaboration across organizations could look like
- What the future holds for CPTED and community safety
COACHING SESSION
To create successful local crime prevention and community safety & well-being (CP/CSWB) plans and programs, practitioners often need a wide range of skills including leadership, collaboration, communication, rural work, CEPTED, etc. to name just a few. Unfortunately, many practitioners across Canada are new(er) to these roles, often without formal training in the many different areas that they may find themselves working in. Furthermore, many practitioners do not have local leaders/supervisors who can support them in their learning processes, leaving them to develop knowledge, techniques, and skills by themselves often without the opportunity to reflect on their practice and learn.
By providing group workshop/coaching sessions during the 2022 Annual Conference, CMNCP is exploring an additional system of support for those new(er) in the area of CP/CSWB. Sign ups for coaching sessions will open soon.
Coaching sessions will include:
- Leadership in Crime Prevention/Community Safety
- Communicating Community Safety & Crime Prevention
- Collaborative decision-making in Crime Prevention and Community Safety and Well-Being
- Working with elected officials for Crime Prevention and Community Safety and Well-Being
Thursday, November 10
11:00 - 12:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Reimagining Mental Health Crisis Response: Examples of Non-Police Initiatives in Canada
Moderator:
- Jamie Livingston, Just Mental Health
Panelists:
- Claire MacDonald, REACH Edmonton
- Racquel Hamlet and Amil Davis , TAIBU Community Health Centre Toronto
- Tari Ajadi, Dalhousie University
This panel discussion, moderated by Jamie Livingston (Associate Professor, Saint Mary’s University), will focus on non-police mental health crisis response in the context of community safety at the local level. Police are the default first responders to mental health crises in most communities in Canada and across the world, which can result in reduced help-seeking for mental health services, criminalization and stigmatization of people with mental health issues, violent and fatal interactions, and a heavy burden on police. Increasingly, communities are advocating for new approaches to crisis intervention that are community-led, trauma-informed alternatives to police-involved crisis response services. Recognizing that mental health crises are health issues rather than criminal issues, these initiatives respond to people experiencing mental health crises without the police using trained mental health crisis workers, including people with lived experience. The goals are to minimize police involvement in mental health crises and to provide services that more effectively address the health and social needs of people in crisis. This session will centre the voices of service providers and researchers to explore:
- Edmonton’s 24/7 Crisis Diversion Program
- Toronto’s Community Crisis Service pilot program (led by TAIBU Community Health Centre)
- Halifax’s Defund the Police Report and recommendations for a civilian mobile health crisis team
Closing the Gap: Community Responses to Addressing Homelessness at the Local Level
Moderator:
- Jordan Babando, Carlton University
Panelists:
- Dave Howard, Homes for Heroes
- G, Lived Experience Circle on Homelessness
- Reza Ahmadi, John Howard Society
As unemployment rises and affordable housing becomes scarce, the number of people experiencing houselessness and housing insecurity continues to escalate. It is becoming increasingly important to find integrative and holistic approaches to addressing houselessness through stigma reduction and community integration. In this panel discussion moderated by Dr. Jordan Babando, will focus on how to address homelessness at a local level through community responses with panelists from Homes for Heroes, the Lived Experience Circle on Homelessness, and John Howard Society. The session will explore the following:
- Narratives from people with lived and living experience as input and guidance to address homelessness and stigma within the community
- Evidence-based policies and programs that bridge people leaving incarceration and their communities
- Integrating military veterans into the community through housing and support services
12:45 - 13:30
NETWORKING
14:00 - 16:00
KEYNOTE PANEL: THE FUTURE OF SAFER COMMUNITIES
Moderator:
Christiane Sadeler, More Better Solutions
Panelists:
- Karen Campbell, Canadian Women Foundation
- Santiago Uribe Rocha, Medellín Resilience Office Corporation
- Peter Tewfik, Alberta RCMP
Shockproofing Communities Against Gender-Based Violence
Karen Campbell, Canadian Women Foundation
Soon after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic rates of gender-based violence increased globally, leading the UN to name this phenomenon a “Shadow Pandemic.” This came as no surprise to service providers in the women’s and gender justice sector, who have known for decades that any time a community is under stress, rates of gendered violence increase. These increases in violence are neither acceptable nor inevitable. Karen Campbell will speak to the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s work towards shockproofing communities against gender-based violence in the context of community-wide emergencies or crisis events.
The Story of Medellin: Reducing Violence Through a Comprehensive Plan with a Focus On Social Cohesion
Santiago Uribe Rocha, Medellín Resilience Office Corporation
During his presentation, Santiago Uribe Rocha will discuss how Medellin (Columbia’s second largest city) that had one of the highest murder rates in the world was able to drastically reduce its homicide rate.
Focusing on the fact that policing alone is not enough, Santiago will describe the approach including their psycho-social and cohesion strategy to increase safety and decrease violence.
Most importantly, despite the difference between Canadian and Colombian communities, there are a number of lessons learned from Medellin including the knowledge that if a city puts its mind toward violence reduction it is indeed possible to reduce violence drastically.
Peter Tewfik, Alberta RCMP
Presentation information coming soon.
16:00 - 16:30
WRAP UP & CLOSING REMARKS
Emcee Christiane Sadeler, More Better SolutionsClosing Remarks
Mayor Sandra Masters, City of Regina
Jan Fox, Board Co-Chair, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
Dave Dickson, Board Co-Chair, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
Disclaimer
- The term ‘Moderator’ is used generically to include facilitators and those conducting various sessions.
- Abbreviations: Times shown as ‘EST’ reflect Eastern Standard Time.
- The CMNCP 2022 Program Committee reserves the right to make any changes.
