VicPD COVID-19 vaccination rates
VicPD sent back its COVID vaccination stats after an FOI. It looks like employees, reserves, volunteers, contractors and students had…
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VicPD gave someone access to the entire police database
Last year, the Executive Director of Restorative Justice Victoria said they’d had access to PRIME — B.C.’s police database —…
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VicPD salaries, 2021
By law, VicPD’s 2023 draft budget was delivered to councils by last week. In light of the upcoming financial chat,…
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Police lose track of their guns
Via FOI, a combined six guns were lost by or stolen from VicPD and Saanich PD between 2012 and early…
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Police improperly access police database, but don’t audit its use
Thinking of ways to see how VicPD monitors critics, last year I FOI’d records about myself. I learned a VicPD…
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$32,000 travel budget for VicPD Chief in 2022
I received FOI records back with details on some 2023 VicPD budget items Victoria council briefly discussed, but voted against…
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VicPD salaries, 2022
Victoria councillors have been talking this week about wherever-can-they-possibly-cut in next year’s budget. VicPD wants $74.1 million. Via FOI, here’s…
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VicPD’s media policy
Some excerpts from VicPD’s Media/Public Affairs policy. For example: Under 5.2.1, they can “generally” provide “a general description of the…
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A “suspicious incident”
Back in December, VicPD asked people to share a photo of someone they alleged was a “suspect from a suspicious…
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Police retirements while under investigation
Given the reports on VicPD’s Robb Ferris, “believed to be involved in 19 instances of misconduct,” and the investigation of…
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Dangerous driving by VicPD
In addition to VicPD intentionally hitting people with cars, FOI records also turned up other examples of dangerous driving. First…
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VicPD doesn’t reach out to schools about alleged concerns
In late February and early March, VicPD made statements about gangs at schools and a related arrest from January, which…
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Paid police suspensions and legal settlements
Via FOI, between 2018-23, VicPD suspended 6 officers with pay for a total of 7,118 hours, and 7 without pay…
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Gobi Desert
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VicPD continues to work with CBSA to deport people
FOI records suggest VicPD engaged with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 61% more in 2023 than in 2019, as…
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Pythagoras of the Prairies
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daughters, mothers, grandmothers and other sexual outlaws
A photo project co-curated by Inter Pares and three international social justice organizations to document sexual and reproductive health and…
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Sexualized Violence Support Resource Listing
Disclaimer: This webpage contains sensitive and potentially triggering information regarding support after sexualized violence and the prevention of sexualized violence….
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Call for Expressions of Interest from board members
Island Sexual Health Society (ISHS) is seeking passionate and skilled individuals to join our Board of Directors. We are particularly…
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Photodynamic Gardening Workshop
I’ve been invited to present a Photodynamic Gardening Workshop in June in the Hudson Valley, New York, at Bard College…
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“They could have killed the man”: Police cars as weapons
In 2017, after a VicPD officer saw a cyclist without a helmet, they “drove recklessly” after them. The officer cut…
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2023 Impact Profile
As both a community health care centre and a non-profit, we typically illustrate our organizational impact once a year through…
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My kid loves statistics and 15 minute cities
We have started this simple diary where my 7 yo tracks each of her trips and categorizes them as car…
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Media: CBC interview on Pro-SOGI counter-protest in Victoria
With much of my work as a gender diversity consultant, the lines between the personal and the professional realm become…
