Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows groups receive civil forfeiture grants

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows groups receive civil forfeiture grants

Organizations working in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are receiving funding from government seizures of proceeds of crime. Grants have been announced for groups across B.C. totalling $8 million, to support local projects promoting crime prevention, Indigenous healing, restorative justice and solutions to gender-based violence. The province’s Civil Forfeiture Grant program uses the proceeds of crime, including properties that are seized, to provi…

British Columbia - Supporting community safety through crime-prevention grants

Communities throughout British Columbia will benefit from more than $8 million in grants to support local projects promoting crime prevention, Indigenous healing, restorative justice and solutions to . . .

Civil Forfeiture Grant program funds local projects  | Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley

The B.C. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced today that more than $8 million in grants is being disbursed to support projects promoting crime prevention, Indigenous healing, restorative justice and solutions to gender-based violence, with four projects in the East Kootenay and Creston included. “Community organizations play a vital role in keeping our neighbourhoods safe and inclusive for everyone,” said Nina Krieger, Minis…