Community Safety Office

• Programs offered through the CSO

  Community members are able to access core Community Safety programs/information such as:

  • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
  • Frauds Cons & Scams Information
  • Personal and Cyber Safety
  • The Vernon Anti-tag team (seasonally)
  • Folks on Spokes (seasonally)
  • Sharps Hotline (seasonally)
  • Drug Awareness
  • Garage 529 Bike Registration Program

The Community Safety Coordinator - Public Programs

• Workshops provided by the CSO

  Such workshops include, but are not limited to:

  • Personal and Community Safety
  • Frauds Cons and Scams
  • Home and Vehicle Security
  • Internet Safety and Digital Citizenry
  • Drug Awareness
  • Bike Safety
• The Community Safety Coordinator - Public Programs

  During the summer, the Coordinator is responsible for hiring, training and supervision of the Vernon Safety Ambassadors & the Vernon Anti-Tag Team. The Safety Ambassadors are actively engaged as eyes and ears for the RCMP, ambassadors for the City of Vernon, provide community outreach programs, liaise with the disenfranchised of the community as well as provide a uniformed presence in Vernon at a time when the population and tourism increases significantly.

  The Anti-Tag Team documents unwanted graffiti & tagging throughout the community. They liaise with businesses and property owners to remove the vandalism.

  The Coordinator is actively involved in a variety of community initiatives most aimed at manageable solutions to the root causes of crime under the umbrella of Crime Prevention Through Social Development, such as:

  • Partners in Action
  • Downtown Vernon Association
  • The  Centreville Neighbourhood Council
  • Camp Okanagan Outreach Liaison Team (COOL Team)
  • HART Action Team
  • Vernon Seniors Action Network (VSAN)