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HISTORY OF THE FOUNDING OF NSAPB

The concept of a Nova Scotia Association of Police Boards was born.... not in Nova Scotia... but in Edmonton Alberta, when Councillor Robert Wilson of Kentville, then President of the Canadian Association of Police Boards, Councillor Cyril Reid, Police Commissioner for the Town of Amherst Nova Scotia and Mayor Sylvester Atkinson, Chairman of the Middleton Police Commission met in that city during the Spring meeting of the CAPB in March,1990.

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NSAPB GOALS AND OBJECTIVES  

 

 

To establish a provincial body to express the views and positions of Municipal Police Governing Authorities.

To provide a means for the collecting and sharing of information and discussion of matters relating to policing.

To create a formal network for the dissemination of information relating to the governance of policing.

To consider matters of Provincial interest which affect policing and to formulate policy positions and appropriate responses at the policy making level for dissemination to government and the public on such matters as:

                        Drug and substance abuse policies

                        Sentencing policies

                        Young offenders

                        Communication policies

                        Employment equity

                        Minorities, the alienated and disadvantaged

                        Recruitment & retention of women and minorities

                        Policing standards

                        Community oriented policing

                        Regional policing

To comment on social, economic, cultural and legislative questions; particularly of provincial concern which affect the quality, efficiency and cost of policing.

To promote the quality and uniformity of policing services and to encourage greater cooperation among Policing Services and the Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels in Canada, including the Canadian Association of Police Boards.

To educate the public on matters relating to governance of policing services.

To act as a lobbying group to liaise between the Provincial and Municipal governmental authorities and the Provincial Solicitor General.

To provide a forum for participation by all civilian governors of policing services and other agencies to promote and encourage greater cooperation to serve the interests of the public and to advance criminal justice and promote common policies.

 

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NSAPB Board Members

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President / Treasurer
Deputy Mayor David Walker
Chair, Bridgewater
Phone: 1 (902) 527-6312 (Cell)
Fax: 1 (902) 543-6876
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Vice-President
Councillor Jack Lewis
Chair, New Glasgow
Phone: 1 (902) 396-7926 (Cell)
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Secretary
Councillor Derek Mombourquette
Chair, CBRM
Phone: 1 (902) 578-2064 (Cell)
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Director-at-Large
Earl Gosse
Citizen Appointee, Chair HRM
Phone: 1 (902) 430-4912
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Director-at-Large
Councillor Nola Folker-Hill
Vice-Chair Kentville
Phone: 1 (902) 678-8166 (Home)
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Director-at-Large
Councillor Greg MacArthur
Truro
Phone: 1 (902) 956-1406 (Cell)
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Director-at-Large
Deputy Mayor Gerald Jones
Chair, Westville
Phone: 1 (902) 759-0860 (Cell)
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