Government releases report on Public Safety in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

The province has released the public safety review for Happy Valley-Goose Bay developed by the Policing Transformation Working Group.

The group was tasked with finding measures to support public safety and address challenges with mental health, addictions and homelessness in the community.

The report outlines six recommendations including increasing RCMP complement in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, enhance collaboration between the RCMP and the Mobile Crisis Response Team, support the development of a Community Safety Plan, prioritize the rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP, establish formalized communication protocols with key community partners, and develop a pilot project for Happy Valley-Goose Bay to establish a safe community “situation table.”