Today's podcast discusses Public Order Policing and how the WPS plans, prepares and responds to large and small-scale events in our community, including parades, protests, rallies, and assemblies. Meet our Special Events Unit (P/Sgt. Brian Wurm), Police Liaison Team (Cst. Rachel Vertone), and Crowd Management Unit (Sgt. Colin Smith).

Show Notes:

• City of Winnipeg – Use of street permits

For large gatherings/parades/marches etc – over 800 people or blocking an intersection/roadway for more than 15 mins)

https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/permitsApprovals/permits/default.stm

• Winnipeg Police Service Parade Permits (smaller events/protests/marches)

https://www.winnipeg.ca/police/services/permits

• Application Guide

https://www.winnipeg.ca/media/3287

• Parade Permit Form

https://www.winnipeg.ca/media/3286

• CACP framework for police preparedness for demonstrations and assemblies

https://www.cacp.ca/_Library/_documents/202002062047221602854342_cacpnationalframeworkforpolicepreparednessfordemonstrationsandassemblies.pdf

In this episode, P/Sgt. Stephane Fontaine and River Patrol Officer Ray Duma talk about the unit's efforts to keep Winnipeg's waterways and trails safe for all. Show Notes • WPS Website River Patrol English and French (https://www.winnipeg.ca/fr/police/services/circulation/patrouille-rivieres) · Includes speed limits for boaters · Vessel regulations, boating safety & licensing • Transport Canada Website (https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-safety/domestic-vessel-regulatory-oversight-0) • Licensing a Pleasure Craft (https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/vessel-licensing-registration/licensing-pleasure-craft/apply-manage-pleasure-craft-licence-pcl/apply-manage-pleasure-craft-licence-pcl%20) • Proof of Competency for Recreational Boaters (https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/preparing-operate-your-vessel/pleasure-craft-operator-card-pcoc) • Choosing Lifejackets and Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) (https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-safety/boating-safety/choosing-lifejackets-personal-flotation-devices-pfds) • Transport Canada Safe Boating Guide Everything You Need to Know (https://tc.canada.ca/sites/default/files/2024-03/tp_511e.pdf) • 2024 Manitoba Drowning Report Lifesaving Society (https://lifesaving.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MB-Drowning-Infographic-2024.pdf)

This is WPS After Hours, an informative, relaxed insight into policing and community. In this episode, Cst. Deborah Van Der Ploeg and volunteer Trish Cohen of the Victim Services Unit talk about how the Unit supports victims of crime and the passionate volunteers behind this challenging work.

Show links:

WPS Victim Services:

• Website: www.winnipeg.ca/police/services/victim-services

• Phone: 204-986-6350:

• Email: WPS-VSU@winnipeg.ca

Shared Health:

• Crisis Response Centre/Mobile Crisis (24/7)

• 204-940-1781Province of Manitoba• Manitoba Justice Victim Services 204-986-6851• Compensation for Victims of Crime cvcp@gov.mb.ca 204-945-0899Klinic Community Health • klinic@klinich.mb.ca • Phone: 204-786-8686