The Neighborhood Community Unit program was rolled out in No. 31 Division in 2013. The Neighborhood Community officer program is designed to help our communities establish a sense of trust in their police officers so they know that police are fair, friendly and can be trusted to help them when they find themselves in difficult situations.

Officers work with stakeholders and community contacts to help provide opportunities for kids to learn and grow. One of the things that the unit prioritizes is succession planning for our officers embedded in the community.

There is nothing more devastating to a marginalized community then when the officers that they grow to know and trust move to different units. That is why, at No. 31 Division, we make it a priority to recruit new officers that fit in and understand the concept.  When change does happen in the division and the community, we already have a system and officers in place to cushion the blow and keep the positive momentum going. In order to do this, we pair an experienced Neighbourhood Community Officer with a newer member of No. 31 Division, so that we have no gap in service. This is a great photo of just two of our No. 31 Division Neighborhood Officers, PC Shawn Geris and PC Amandeep Malhi.