VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Volunteer Activities

Volunteers can participate in a variety of activities during their scheduled shift.  Crime reduction and prevention activities include but are not limited to:

  • SPEED WATCH – this is an ICBC sponsored educational program aimed at reducing incidents of speeding.  This program not only provides awareness to drivers who are speeding, but it also provides valuable data to the RCMP and ICBC on areas where speeding is a significant problem.  Using portable radar equipment and an electronic digital board, volunteers monitor speeds in school and playground zones and high crash zones.  Volunteers record the speed of vehicles and forward these reports to police and ICBC.  Areas with high incidents of speeding will be considered for future RCMP enforcement. Click on the link to learn more: https://youtu.be/WuE04J2GvHI
  • DISTRACTED DRIVING WATCH – this is an ICBC sponsored educational program aimed at reducing incidents of distracted driving.  This program not only provides awareness to drivers who are using electronic devices, it also provides valuable data to the RCMP and ICBC on areas where distracted driving is a significant safety issue. Click on the link to learn more: https://youtu.be/Co0V1sepY7I
  • COMMUNITY EVENTS – Volunteers may be called upon to provide support at community events on behalf of the RCMP.  Duties could include: staffing an information booth, bike or scooter safety events, parades, bike registration, distributing crime prevention informational brochures to the public.
  • Project 529 BIKE REGISTRATION STATIONS – Volunteers set up registration stations in partnership with local bike shops and community events to register identifying features of owners bikes using the Project 529 Garage application. Click here https://youtu.be/HjOrxhKJEU0
  • VEHICLE PATROL CRIME WATCH (COPS) – Working in teams and operating a marked Community Policing vehicle(s), volunteers drive through local neighbourhoods and business sectors serving as a crime deterrent and operating as extra ‘eyes and ears’ for the RCMP, reporting all suspicious, criminal and nuisance behaviour observed. They also have the ability to query licence plates in search of stolen vehicles. Click on the link to learn more: https://youtu.be/BAl62Q4zWmY
  • AUTO CRIME PREVENTION- Volunteers patrol through parking lots looking for stolen vehicles and for vehicles that are unsecured or have visible valuables in place prime for theft. They complete a service brochure as a means to inform the owner of the vehicle to be more aware of being a victim of theft.
  • PROPERTY CRIME AWARENESS LETTERS- Volunteers notify residents on streets where property crimes have been reported with residential safety information. Click on the link to learn more: https://youtu.be/7zF3Kc5yQj0
  • Any other initiatives or activities as directed by the Community Policing Manager and the RCMP.