Safe & Welcoming Neighbourhoods
Everyone deserves to feel safe in their neighbourhood and in our public spaces. While Coquitlam is a safe city, we need to remain proactive and responsive to ensure it is a safe, welcoming community for all residents.
• Continue to invest in police services, fire response and bylaw enforcement to keep pace with our growing population.
• Create public spaces that feel safe through thoughtful design, lighting, visibility and ongoing maintenance.
• Improve pedestrian and traffic safety; apply a Vision Zero approach to address speed and reduce serious injuries and fatalities on our roads.
• Advocate for stronger regulation and safer use of e-mobility devices – including designated parking. Stronger enforcement is also needed and usage on pedestrian paths such as Lafarge Lake loop, should be banned.
• Respond quickly to graffiti to keep our neighbourhoods welcoming and clean
• Continue to be responsive and utilize expedited demolition process to mitigate the impacts vacant and derelict homes can have on neighbours.
• Advocate for continued funding towards the Building Safer Communities Program which successfully provided coordinated support for at-risk youth and families facing complex challenges
• Support installations of AEDs throughout city
• Continue supporting Coquitlam Search and Rescue with grants and a collaborative partnership
This past term:
• Strengthened the City’s Community Safety Division; added a Safety Advisor position, more police, fire, bylaw inspectors and emergency management coordinator; ensured residents have a voice through the recently-formed Community Safety Advisory Committee.
• Coquitlam RCMP partnered with Inadmissible Patrons Program
• Advocated for wrap-around services at 3030 Gordon Ave, increased mental health and addiction supports and supportive housing. This advocacy resulted in Coquitlam receiving a mobile integrated crisis response (MICR) team - specialized response to people experiencing a mental health crisis.