WRCPC strives towards a safe, equitable, and just community where everyone has access to the opportunities to thrive, to love, and be loved. Events over this past week have highlighted how hateful and violent acts perpetuated by white nationalism continue to harm our Black, Indigenous, and racialized community members. WRCPC supports Selam Debs and her […]
Message from the Chair & Vice Chair of the Crime Prevention Council: After 28 successful years of ground-breaking work in partnership with The Region of Waterloo, the Crime Prevention Council’s administrative and funding relationship with the Region will come to an end on March 31, 2022. As we rethink and reshape our new direction, our […]
CTV News – Jan. 31, 2022: An overdose alert has been issued in Waterloo Region after six suspected opioid overdose deaths were reported in a week. In a Monday release, Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy (WRIDS) said the suspected overdose deaths happened between Jan. 17-23. The organization adds that there was also an increase of overdoses […]
CBC News – Jan 20, 2022: The new year isn’t even three weeks old, but already, Waterloo region’s police chief says he’s concerned about an uptick in commercial robberies. There have been 20 robberies so far, up from 12 at this point last year, Chief Bryan Larkin said during a police services board meeting Wednesday. […]
CTV News – Jan 10, 2022: There were 99 suspected overdose deaths in Waterloo Region in 2021, according to the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy (WRIDS). WRIDS updated its 2021 data on Jan. 10. In 2020, there were a record 106 overdose deaths in the area. Waterloo Region’s Overdose Monitoring Report shows 1,504 overdose-related calls in 2021, including […]
KITCHENER – Over the last two weeks, nine suspected opioid overdoses have been reported in Waterloo Region and for those on the front lines of the community’s opioid crisis, it’s nothing new. The Waterloo Regional Police Service reported three deaths from suspected opioid overdoses on Saturday evening. Officials told CTV News a 50-year-old man was […]
WATERLOO REGION — How many people experiencing homelessness have died this year in Waterloo Region? How many people died last year? In Toronto, 143 unhoused people died in 2020 — that’s nearly three deaths a week. In the first half of this year, data suggests at least 94 people died. The number of deaths in […]
The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council’s Michael Parkinson and ACCKWA‘s Jesse Burt joined Mike Farwell Wednesday December 8th to discuss the connection between homelessness and drug consumption. Skip ahead to 41:28 to listen as Mike, Jesse, and Michael discuss this issue. They explore some of the systemic causes of homelessness, the shelter system, and some […]
Kitchener December 8, 2021 – Waterloo Region is already on track to beat last year’s record high overdose numbers. According to the region, in 2020 there were more than 1,100 overdose calls. So far in 2021, there were more than 1,300. Local paramedics said they have noticed the increase in overdose calls. “Last week was 44 overdoses. […]
WATERLOO REGION — Decriminalizing possession of small quantities of illicit drugs may get traction here in 2022 with the support of Waterloo Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin and Regional Chair Karen Redman. “I do think that decriminalization overall will start to address an overall stigma and allow us to recognize that this is a health […]
