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January 12, 2011
Surrey latest BC municipality to partner with unionized city staff to make communities safer
SURREY—The City of Surrey is the latest community to partner with CUPE’s successful “City Watch” program that brings the eyes and ears of civic workers to fight and reduce crime and increase public safety, CUPE BC General Vice President Cindy McQueen said today.
“City Watch” is an initiative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees which combines the efforts of City of Surrey staff, CUPE Local 402, and the Surrey RCMP to prevent and reduce crime by encouraging municipal employees to be alert to suspicious and criminal activity they may witness on the job.
“The City of Surre
June 22, 2010
New Westminster launches “City Watch”
NEW WESTMINSTER—The Royal City has become the latest B.C.
June 22, 2010
New “City Watch” program boosts community safety
NEW WESTMINSTER – Additional eyes and ears on the street is one of the key benefits of a new program launched in New Westminster today to promote community safety and assist local police in the fight against crime.
“City Watch” is an initiative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees which combines the efforts of City of New Westminster staff, CUPE 387, New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service and the New Westminster Police Service to prevent and reduce crime by encouraging municipal employees to be alert to suspicious and criminal activity they may witness on the job.
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June 21, 2010
CUPE, City of New Westminster to unveil “City Watch”
Royal City the latest B.C. community to adopt program aimed at reducing urban crime
NEW WESTMINSTER—A new joint program combining the efforts of municipal workers, local police, fire and rescue services, and the City of New Westminster in tackling crime will be unveiled tomorrow (Tuesday, June 22) with a press conference at City Hall starting at 10:00 a.m.
New Westminster is the latest municipality to launch “City Watch”, a successful initiative of CUPE BC in which municipal workers co-operate with local police and civic authorities to improve community safety.
November 28, 2009
Vernon gets ‘value-added’ service from civic workers with City Watch
VERNON—The latest B.C. community to adopt CUPE BC’s highly-regarded City Watch initiative rolled out the program on Tuesday with an outdoor press conference in front of City Hall that emphasized the important role that civic workers play in improving public safety.