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 We service the entire West End of Vancouver from Burrard Street to Stanley Park and from Coal Harbour to English Bay. Stop by our office for more information on the below programs that we offer to the community, or feel free to give us a call at 604-717-2924. Click on the Contact Us link to find out how to find us.
We`re always looking for new volunteers to join our team and help us offer programs to the community. Please visit out Volunteers Needed page to see what is involved in volunteering and what is required from you. We would love to have you apart of our team! Through the street front office, volunteers, staff and the Neighbourhood Police Officer (NPO) record and respond to citizens’ crime and safety complaints/concerns. We receive found property, provide community resource information and referrals. We also receive valuable information about crime in the community which has already helped to facilitate several arrests of known drug dealers. WECHCPC office volunteers and staff work closely with city staff to follow-up on civic related complaints and concerns such as graffiti, garbage, abandoned vehicles, noise complaints, and damaged public property. The office is also the hub for CPC community projects and programs. Through our office, we can also provide registration for the Combat Auto Theft (C.A.T.) program, lending of a property engraver, Bike ID kits, Child Find ID kits, information on crime prevention, referrals to numerous community service providers, and much more. Throughout the week volunteers patrol our neighbourhoods while walking and riding their bikes, or while walking their dogs. The purpose of the patrols is to increase presence in problem areas and record and report suspicious and criminal activity. Volunteers do security audits of neighbourhood vehicles, check for anti-theft equipment, as well as identify and recover stolen and abandoned vehicles. Patrol volunteers also distribute crime prevention information, crime alerts, and information on CPC services to citizens, businesses, apartment buildings, tourists, and others living in the area. The WECHCPC participates in local community events and public forums, provides presentations and workshops to promote crime prevention and effective community policing, and along with other community policing centres and the VPD, attends city-wide CPC events. WECHCPC staff, volunteers, and our NPO are involved with community committees such as the Neighbourhood Integrated Services Team (NIST), the Safer Parking Initiative, the West End BIA Safety and Security committee, Downtown Community Court, and the Safe Harbour program. You may see WECHCPC volunteers at such events as:
If you live in an apartment, townhouse or condo, or if you`re an apartment manager, or property owner, the West End – Coal Harbour Community Policing Centre would like to sign you up for our new Apartment Watch Program. The Apartment Watch Program is designed to help apartment owners, residents, managers and others prevent crime in their building. The program is available to rental buildings, condos, residents’ associations, strata councils, and anyone else living in a multi-housing complex. This program was developed in partnership with the Vancouver Police Department to help address growing crime trends in dense, urban areas. By signing up for the program, the Community Policing Centre will provide:
There is no cost for any of these services, and the audit and presentation can be scheduled according to your needs and availability. For more information, or to sign up for our program, please contact the West End – Coal Harbour Community Policing Centre at 604-717-2924 or e-mail us at info@wechcpc.com. In October 2010, the City of Vancouver published a report stating that from 1996 to 2006, downtown Vancouver has had more than a 100% increase in Seniors corresponding to a general increase in total population (Seniors in Vancouver Discussion paper). The report also highlights that Elder Abuse and Safety concerns are amongst the top social issues faced by the Senior population. Our Safe Seniors Lunch was developed to provide relevant crime prevention and safety information to the West End`s large population of Senior Citizens in a casual, social setting. The program is designed to eliviate the fear of victimization amoungst our Seniors by delivering topical and targeted information about crime issues that are most prevalent amongst the elderly. These presentations take place once a month, in different venues throughout the West End, and include handouts on a different topic every month. Our next presentation will be on Friday, February 17th from 12pm to 2pm at the Roundhouse Community Centre, located at 181 Roundhouse Mews. To register for this FREE event, please call (604) 717-2924. Previous presentations:
If you would like to schedule a private safety talk with our NPO for your apartment building, community organization, or social group, please call (604) 717-2924, or e-mail info@wechcpc.com The Anti-Graffiti program works in partnership with local business owners, the West End BIA, and the City of Vancouver (CoV). The WECHCPC recruits volunteers and community participants to locate buildings that have been victims of graffiti, and contacts the property owners to sign a consent for the graffiti to be removed. Volunteers count and monitor the number of tags in an area, and develop a database of businesses who are participants in the program. The CoV, with assistance from the Vancouver Police Department, has provided materials such as paint, brushes, rollers, graffiti wipes, and t-shirts, and continues to give on-going support to this program. The West End BIA liaising with the business community to identify/report graffiti and litter as well as contributes refreshments for graffiti outings. When requested, volunteers also locate, identify and take photos of graffiti for the VPD Anti-Graffiti Squad. Since its inception, we have had three successful graffiti paint-out events. Check out the Gallery for photos of our inagural event in 2009. In 2011 we partnered with the West End Clean Up group during Keep Vancouver Spectacular in May for a joint community clean-up/graffiti paint-out effort. Check out our facebook page for photos of the 2011 event. Our community policing office is not capable of providing Criminal Record checks. If you reside in the City of Vancouver you can have a criminal record check completed at the Vancouver Police Department`s Main Office at 2120 Cambie Street, or at the new location at 3585 Graveley Street. If you reside outside the City of Vancouver, please check with your local police department of the nearest location to have a criminal record check completed. You can have a criminal record check and/or fingerprinting services completed during the times stated below. Please note there are fees required to complete your criminal record check request. 2120 Cambie Street Public Service Counter Operating Hours:
Daily 8:00am to 5:00pm (closed statutory holidays)
3585 Graveley Street Public Operating Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm
The West End-Coal Harbour Community Policing Centre is committed to helping our community’s most vulnerable. Following the 2010 Winter Olympics we launched a seasonal Homeless Outreach program, and with the help of local businesses, community groups, and residents, our aim is to combat homelessness and drug addiction in the West End and Coal Harbour neighbourhoods. The program involved volunteer nursing students from Langara College who met with homeless people in the community and assisted them with gaining income assistance, clothing, food resources, temporary or permanent housing, detox, and more. Local businesses set up coin boxes and helped to collect money for organizations that help people overcome homelessness and conquer drug addiction. Be on the look out for the coin boxes in the winter of 2011. A list of participating vendors will be available in the new year. |
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