Immediate community based solutions to public safety
- Immediately create a transparent, appointed Surrey Police Board with citizen representation, replacing the current Public Safety Committee which is comprised of only Mayor and Council
- Enhance youth and community programs aimed at giving Surrey youth quality indoor and outdoor programming options in every neighbourhood in Surrey. Integrity Now commits to building a youth recreation hub in Newton, a community vastly underserved with civic facilities, in particular indoor recreation facilities
- Develop a new working relationship with the Surrey RCMP including hiring 40 additional police officers per year over the next four years for a total of 160 officers in this term
- Hire more Bylaw Enforcement officers in order to more rapidly address citizen complaints relative to safety issues
- Advocate for significant prison terms for possession of illegal handguns and gang activity
- Work with the Federal Government to enhance border security at land crossings and shipping ports to reduce illegal firearms and drugs from reaching our streets
- Work with the RCMP and School District 36 to ensure there is a full time school liaison officer in every high school in Surrey
- Work in with the School District to place security cameras in the vicinity of schools to enhance public safety
- Work in partnership with the School District to support and enhance after school programs delivered at the schools to allow children and youth to stay active and safe on school property in the critical after school hours before dinner
- Enhance support for our community block watch programs throughout the city
- Support enhancing the RCMP Auxiliary Constable Program, which has been cut in recent years
- Work with City staff and the development community to encourage and speed up demolition permits for vacant houses slated for redevelopment
