National and International News Clippings & Press Releases Providing members with information on policing from across Canada & around the world March 6, 2014 Canadian Association of Police Governance 157 Gilmour Street, Suite 302 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0N8 Tel: 613|235|2272 Fax: 613|235|2275 www.capg.ca BRITISH COLUMBIA ..................................................................................................... 4 911 changes coming ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu's contract extended again .................................................................... 6 VPD to feds: illegal pot dispensaries not high priority.............................................................................. 7 ALBERTA ................................................................................................................... 10 Public directs police to deal with cybercrime ............................................................................................ 10 SASKATCHEWAN ................................................................................................. 12 Detective to head Sask. police force ............................................................................................................... 13 MANITOBA ............................................................................................................. 14 Police chopper proves worth claims councillor ........................................................................................ 14 Sex-offender program victim of funding cuts ............................................................................................ 16 ONTARIO ................................................................................................................ 17 Emergency response top priority ................................................................................................................... 17 Council does not control police service ........................................................................................................ 20 Sarnia Police Services' year-end finances are $316,500 in the black .............................................. 21 Ontario Police Chiefs Launch Province-wide Crime Prevention Campaign .................................. 22 Search is on for new Police Chief .................................................................................................................... 23 Police preparing plan to provide front-line officers with Tasers ...................................................... 24 Guelph business owners sue city police ....................................................................................................... 26 Tasers Assist In Force .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Independent body to probe Toronto Police Service ............................................................................... 28 Ontario police chiefs launch crime prevention campaign .................................................................... 29 Halton police give tips on fraud prevention ............................................................................................... 30 Watchdog probes Ontario Provincial Police DNA sweep ...................................................................... 31 Ontario Provincial Police to assume ‘oversight’ over police investigation into Rob Ford, at Chief Bill Blair’s request ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Courts ensure police service transparency ................................................................................................. 36 City police get own crest ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Police chief wary of OPP letter ......................................................................................................................... 39 Chatham-Kent police warn of fraudulent Canada revenue scam ...................................................... 40 QUEBEC ................................................................................................................. 43 NEW BRUNSWICK ................................................................................................ 43 Fatal shooting involving Rothesay police captured on body cam ..................................................... 43 NOVA SCOTIA ....................................................................................................... 45 Halifax police shop for social media-scanning software ....................................................................... 45 Halifax police shop for social media-scanning software ....................................................................... 46 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND .................................................................................. 47 NEWFOUNDLAND ................................................................................................. 47 NATIONAL .............................................................................................................. 47 Minister MacKay Highlights the Government's Efforts to Combat Sexual Abuse Against Children ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Cost of violent crimes topped $12 billion in one year: Justice Canada study ............................... 52 Canada’s Violent Crimes Cost $12 Billion Per Annum ............................................................................ 54 Fraud, Scams, Identity Theft Costing Canadians Millions ..................................................................... 55 Statement from Minister Blaney to Launch Fraud Prevention Month ............................................ 57 2 INTERNATIONAL NEWS ...................................................................................... 58 Mental health nurses to help police ............................................................................................................... 58 Why your use-of-force model may be flawed (and how to fix it) ...................................................... 59 Caln police close to settling contract ............................................................................................................. 61 Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer critical of ACLU forum on reforms ................................... 63 First woman of Somali descent joins St. Paul Police Department ..................................................... 65 Cops on horses: An old-fashioned police technique in the modern age ......................................... 67 Austin police Taser use to get more review ............................................................................................... 69 3 BRITISH COLUMBIA With their special set of strengths, female officers 'essential' to RCMP Samantha Lego Surrey Now March 6, 2014 SURREY - Cpl. Marina Wilks remembers when her mentor told her of having to carry her gun around in a purse and wear a skirt as part of her RCMP uniform. Times have changed since women first joined the RCMP in 1974. Throughout Wilks' 17 years of service, spending the last 11 years at the Surrey detachment, she has worn the same policing uniform as her peers. In fact, Wilks said she has always felt she's been treated equally in the maledominated field. With the upcoming International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, she said it reflects how far women have come in policing. Wilks says it's not groundbreaking for a female officer to be working general duty in Surrey. "It was groundbreaking 35 years ago," she said. "My whole career, there's been women in the force so it's normal to me that women are here." Hailing from a small town in New Brunswick, Wilks has known she wanted to be a Mountie since she was a child. She has no regrets about her career choice and says her favourite part is the people she gets to work with. She and her coworkers see the worst sometimes and she points out that not everybody shares the same experiences that police do. "So when you go through those mad, bad, sad incidents, it's an automatic bond." Whether man or woman, each officer brings a different set of strengths and weaknesses to their team. Females are predominantly known for having a higher degree of "softer skills," she said. Wilks points out women often use emotional connections and communication skills because they generally don't have the size and weight of male officers. Wilks says she has always felt a sense of equality in the RCMP. "We don't think any different when a female comes in, it's 'Yay, we have another police officer,'" Wilks said. "And that's what we want." Although historically that has not always been the case, and Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet believes that a lot of old-fashioned attitudes have been adjusted and changed along the way. 4 As he said, "There's no going back, and not only can they do as good of a job as a man in any circumstance, but they bring that special skill set that very often a man will not provide." Paquet says that with the range of services provided to the City of Surrey by the RCMP,