💻 Can't attend live? Recording available to virtual attendees.
The CAPG Conference is the leading event in the Police Governance sector. Hosted by the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners and now entering its 33rd year, the Annual CAPG Conference is held over a three-day period during which delegates are encouraged to network, discuss, engage, and discover the rich community we continue to foster.
Virtual registration to the CAPG Conference includes 3 days' worth of live plenary sessions, workshops, working sessions, breakouts and panel discussions for up to 5 members of your organization: - Live access to 2 of 4 workshops - Live access to all plenary sessions - Live access to the roundtable sessions - On-demand access to recordings of any session not attended - The opportunity to interact with and engage our speakers with your specific questions and insights ... plus so much more!
VIRTUAL PRICING
Full Conference (including FNPGC) - CAPG Members: $600 | Non-Members: $800 CAPG Conference only - CAPG Members: $500 | Non-Members: $750 FNPGC Conference only -CAPG Members or First Nations: $150 | Non-Members/First Nations: $300
*For up to 5 attendees within your organization
Learn more or register at CAPGConference.ca!
British Columbia
Changing of the guard: Oak Bay’s new police chief makes it official – Sooke News Mirror
Chief Const. Mark Fisher sworn in as outgoing chief Ray Bernoties recognized
Saskatchewan
Public Safety Minister promises Parole Board review after Saskatchewan stabbings - The Globe and Mail
Marco Mendicino said the board’s decision-making process will be scrutinized after it found that the stabbing rampage suspect would ‘not present an undue risk’ to the public
MJ police chief details response following James Smith Cree Nation tragedy
Sunday marked a horrific tragedy that had an impact across the province, after a string of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon.
Manitoba
The Winnipeg police paradox: Mayoral candidates ponder spending caps and calls for better service | CBC News
On Oct. 26, Winnipeggers will choose a new mayor from a field of candidates with a variety of ideas about the future of policing. Several have made police policy an early plank in their platforms.
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Last chance to register for Thursday's FNPGC Conference!
Chaired by Dan Bellegarde, the FIRST NATIONS POLICE GOVERNANCE COUNCIL works to facilitate the needs of First Nations policing authorities for effective governance oversight of their police services. The Council advises the CAPG and guides advocacy, services and resource development related to First Nations police governance. If you are interested in working with the Council, please contact us.
Daniel J. Bellegarde is a citizen of Little Black Bear’s Band of the Assiniboine-Cree in Treaty 4 Territory, southern Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Regina in the Faculty of Administration and has received numerous specialty training at various universities and professional development institutions.
He is currently the Executive Director of the FSIN Treaty Governance Office and Chair of the File Hills First Nation Police Service Board of Police Commissioners.
With a primary focus on building capacity, the FNPGC has developed a national conference for self-administered First Nations Police Governance Authorities, Commissions and Community Consultative Committees. This one-day event is traditionally held the day before the CAPG Conference and is offered at a discount to CAPG attendees, with an additional price adjustment for CAPG members and First Nations participants.
Register today!
Ontario
Uncivil discourse: Pressure on city council has never been this high | CBC News
Ottawa's outgoing city council has faced a barrage of challenges, from fatal crashes to destructive storms, LRT derailments to bras hung in protest. Add to that the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing convoy protests.
Niagara Police Board Member Elected to National Association - Niagara Regional Police Service
PSB Member Jen Lawson elected to Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) Board of Directors.
Peterborough mourning loss of well-known community policing officer John MacLeod | ThePeterboroughExaminer.com
MacLeod, 51, died on Aug. 29, leaving behind a rich list of contributions he made to policing and the Peterborough community
Windsor police deploy ‘problem oriented policing unit’ following downtown assaults | CTV News
After responding to a random attack and serious stabbing over the long weekend, Windsor police say they will be increasing their presence in the downtown core Monday.
Anishinabek force first in Ontario to adopt ribbon skirt - Timmins News
The traditional skirts will be used for events and ceremonies where a police-issued duty belt isn't required
Nova Scotia
N.S. shooting: No public broadcast of key witness testimony | CTV News
The testimony of an RCMP officer once described by another police officer as a 'friend' of the man behind the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will not be publicly broadcast when he appears before the inquiry investigating the rampage.
Nova Scotia to require the collection of race-based data from police stops - CityNews Halifax
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Justice Department is committing to the collection of race-based data by police, in an effort to determine if Black, Indigenous and other racialized communities are disproportionately targeted by law enforcement.
The North
Meet the new head of the RCMP's "G" Division in the Northwest Territories | CBC News
Supt. Syd Lecky has spent 26 years with the RCMP in B.C. he’s also a member of the Peskotomuhkati First Nation in Saint Stephen, N.B.
National
Provinces looking at using GPS trackers for domestic violence offenders - The Globe and Mail
Proponents of GPS monitoring argue the technology allows victims to get their lives back, freeing them from having to constantly be looking over their shoulder
RCMP feared that Mounties might leak operational plans to convoy protesters: documents | CBC News
The RCMP feared that serving Mounties sympathetic to the convoy protest in Ottawa against pandemic measures earlier this year might leak operational plans to protesters, says an internal threat advisory obtained by CBC News.
