I had a very brief meeting last night of the Milton Community Policing Committee (people were in a rush to get home to watch Canada vs. Germany in Olympic hockey) and I wanted to give a bit of an update as to what the committee is doing over the next year.
For those of you who are unaware of what the committee does, here is the mission statement of the organization:
“The Milton Community Policing Committee’s purpose is to help promote a healthy and safe community, providing a means for residents, business owners, and community groups to communicate their concerns regarding public safety to all levels of government, and to work in a proactive and creative manner to address those concerns.”
The committee has been planning a number of events for 2010 which include taking part in the open houses of a number of new schools in Milton. We will be having a table at the schools to inform parents, teachers and students of the committee’s presence and what we do. If everything works out, we will be having some local officers and fire fighters on site as well to teach kids about safety in and around our schools.
As you might have read in the Champion and in other papers, there recently was an attempted abduction of two children as they were going home from school. Thankfully the kids knew exactly what to do and got home safely, called the police and the suspect was taken into custody.
Do your children know what to do in that situation? What happens if the fire alarm goes off in school? Does your family have an escape route planned in case of a fire or emergency in your home?
These are the things our local police and fire staff can teach both you and your children and that’s exactly why the MCPC are putting on these forums during the open houses. All the dates and locations will be posted both here and on the MCPC website.
In addition to the schools, plans are now being finalized for a booth at this years Milton Street Festival on June 5th, 2010 in downtown Milton. Close to 25,000 people are expected to flood Main Street this year and we will be there as well handing out information and answering any questions you might have.
We are always looking for people to join the committee so if you’re interested please email me mike@mikecluett.ca and I can provide you some details on how to get involved and help out making Milton a safer place to live.
Until then, I’ll see you at the doors.