Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

The majority of municipalities of Bruce and Grey have come together with community partners to undertake Community Safety and Well-Being Planning. This process involves the identification of risks across Bruce and Grey related to safety and well-being, and then the creation of a plan to address priority risks, taking a crime prevention approach.

Visit the project website for more information: Community Safety and Well-Being Planning for the Municipalities of Bruce & Grey

As of January 1, 2019 the Province has legislated municipalities under the Police Services Act to develop and adopt Community Safety and Wellbeing (CSWB) Plans.

This process to develop the plan will include:

• Identification of priority areas to address community needs
• Identification of existing programs and services that support community safety and wellbeing
• Community engagement to identify the assets, gaps and risks that exist in our area
• Action planning to address priority areas

The Province has provided a framework that supports the mandatory legislative requirements. This framework outlines the tasks, roles and timelines that are required for the Municipality to take in order to be in compliance with the new legislation. More information about the legislation, can be found on the Province of Ontario Community Safety and Wellbeing website: (www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/Publications/MCSCSSSOPlanningFramework.html#MinMessage)