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Police Canada

Coquitlam Detachment, 3000 Christmas Phs 464-3461

April 2, 1992

Mr. Norman A. Cook Municipal Manager lJ11l1 Brunette Ave. Coquitlam, B.C. V3K lE9

Dear Mr. Cook:

Re: Crime Prevention Committee

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Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 2M3 464-7305

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For the past year we have been working on the apparent need to re-focus our Crime Prevention Committee and re-assess their sensitivity to community needs

and concerns.

i anticipate some changes in membership as we examine the representation that is now provided versus

what may be required in future.

In recognizing

that this is a citizen's committee funded by the combined budget, I falt that we would identify and expose the need for new initiatives in the community and the critical examination would come

from within the committee.

Community Policing is a concept that requires more than token input from the community. In reality

it. implies that leadership and partnership by the community is an essential requirement in establish- ing standards of policing service that are acceptable, supportable and, most importantly, affordable.

I visualize that the name of our current committee would change to Community Policing Committee to

more appropriately identify our

future initiatives.

At this stage I would like to emphasize that the committee that existed in this community for the

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