Topics below include: 1) REMINDER Submit Your May Feature 2) CPLC Deck - Major Crime Indicators Overview 3) CPLC Newsletter Sign Up 4) De-escalation Training Sessions (Level 1 and Level 2)
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REMINDER: Submit Your May Feature Deadline: Wednesday April 27th
We want to include your business in our upcoming May edition of Where To Support Local. Please choose one full price or sale price product, service or event you want featured and submit using the button below.
Need some examples?Click here to see great submissions from BoConcept, The Black Canary Espresso Bar, Alumnae Theatre, St Lawrence Eye Care, Noda Design and The Omni King Edward Hotel.
Important - Keep it fun, simple and specific. (Unfortunately it can't just be a generalized description of your entire business.) You must provide minimum 3-5 full and complete sentences describing this product/service and provide a photo OR poster image.
In a recent CPLC (Community Police Liaison Committee) meeting Toronto Police Division 51 shared this slide deck with committee members. Below are general notes on year to date findings.
Sexual Violations, Homicide, and Auto Thefts have increased in frequency year to date, however, total crime occurrences are lower than previous years.
Most assaults have occurred on weekends.
While sexual assaults are spread throughout the day, they have a slight propensity to occur between late morning and mid afternoon and most sexual assaults have occurred on weekdays.
Auto theft’s are heavily clustered along Dundas St E in the center of the Division. Additionally, Front St E & Church St has emerged as a hot spot. Individuals leaving their vehicles running and unsecure are commonly targeted.
Robberies have spread throughout the day, but have had a slight tendency to occur during afternoon hours on weekends.
Theft over occurrences are concentrated between 11:00am and 4:00pm.
The CPLC (Community Police Liaison Committee) volunteers are starting their own newsletter. If you wish to sign up to receive this newsletter please do so here.
Your local BIA will continue to share decks, similar to the one above, when made available to our office.
De-escalation Training Sessions (Level 1 and Level 2)
The City of Toronto is again offering De-Escalation Training Sessions for Street-Front Businesses. The sessions are geared to managers or employees who interact with the general public regularly and would like to learn strategies and skills for communicating with individuals who may be street involved or displaying agitated behaviours. Training is facilitated by the Downtown Yonge BIA and a mental health educator. Registration is free.
Am I a member? Every business and commercial property owner within the boundaries of The St. Lawrence Market Business Improvement Area (BIA), also known at Old Town Toronto, are automatically members of our not-for-profit organization.
What is a Business Improvement Area? A Business Improvement Area (BIA) is made up of commercial and industrial property owners and their non-residential tenants who join together under a volunteer Board of Management (BIA Board) to carry out improvements and promote economic development within their designated area.
There are currently 83 BIAs in the City of Toronto. They work in partnership with the City to enhance and promote business areas as safe, vibrant places to do business, unique destinations for tourists and focal points for neighbourhood activity...(click learn more to continue reading.)
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