The City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon partner on Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for Whitehorse
This is joint news release between the Government of Yukon and City of Whitehorse.
The City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon are partnering to begin community safety and wellbeing planning for Whitehorse. Efforts will focus on improving safety and wellness throughout the city and complement and enhance existing initiatives focused on improving safety in the downtown core, including the Yukon government-led Downtown Whitehorse Safety Response Action Plan.
With support from the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative (ACSPI) and the Canadian Centre for Safer Communities (CCFSC), the City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon will develop a multi-year action plan focused on proactive actions to reduce risk, vulnerability and harm throughout Whitehorse. This will be the first time ACSPI and CCFSC have collaborated on a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan.
The Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for Whitehorse will identify local safety concerns, prioritize actions to address them and outline strategies to improve overall safety and wellbeing throughout the community. As actions are identified they will be implemented during the planning process, which is is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete. As part of the planning process, the City and Government of Yukon, together with ACSPI and CCFSC, will conduct research, collect data and undertake community engagement. We encourage Whitehorse residents to participate in this planning process as it unfolds to share their views and inform future action to improve safety and wellbeing in the city.