Programs Provided by Arnprior Community Policing

The Arnprior Community Policing Committee has many programs that have been developed or are provided by the committee throughout the year. The following is a list of the programs and a brief description of what they are all about. Click on the item in the list below to read a brief description about the programs.

Wear it to Win
Crayon Crackdown
Bullying Programs
Seniors Programs
Vial of Life
Food Bank Food Drive
A.D.H.S Bursaries
Honeywell Safety Day
School Drop-In Program
Canada Day
Pumpkin Patrol
Future Police Officers
Web Site
Program / Event Assistance

"Wear it to Win" - This program or contest was developed to promote to kids the importance of wearing their helmets while riding their bicycles. Each year, the Arnprior Community Policing Committee purchases two bicycles and two helmets for the contest. In order for kids to receive a ballot to be entered into the contest, they must be seen by local police officers wearing their bicycle helmet while out riding their bike. This program also helps to promote both our efforts and the officers community involvement by showing the local children that police officers are their friends and that they are approachable. The Arnprior Community Policing Committee along with the assistance of Arnprior Home Hardware fund this project.

To see our 2005 contest winners, click HERE

"Crayon Crackdown" - This is a program that was designed to discourage drinking and driving. Each fall we have local elementary schools ask their kids to draw pictures depicting drinking and driving. The Arnprior Community Policing Committee then glue's these pictures onto paper bags from the LCBO to remind drivers of this important fact. The paper bags with the hand drawn pictures are handed out during the Christmas season. This program has been so popular that some customers are now requesting these bags. This program is completely funded by local merchants from Arnprior (Rona, Giant Tiger and the LCBO)

"Bullying Programs" - These programs are always in demand that in most cases they are booked months in advance. These programs deal with children from grades 1 to 8 and are presented by our community policing liaison officer. Presentations are funded by the Arnprior Community Policing Committee and member donations.

"Seniors Programs" - The Arnprior Community Policing Committee held in conjunction with local businesses and service groups a seniors fraud program in 2003. Currently the Arnprior Community Policing Committee is working with other service groups to expand and identify different programs that may be valuable to the community. This is done on an as needed / requested basis.

"Vial of Life" - The Arnprior Community Policing Committee in conjunction with the Arnprior Shoppers Drug Mart provides a service called "Vial of Life". This program was developed by VON (www.von.ca) in conjunction with Shoppers Drug Mart. The program was developed to make important medical information available to EMS in the event that a person is unconscious or unable to communicate. Here is a quote direct from the VON website explaining the program:

"The Vial of Life program is designed to make patient information easily accessible in one centralized location of the home - - the refrigerator. Why?? Refrigerators are common to every household and can be easily located in an emergency.

The aim of the Vial of Life program is to help fire fighters and paramedics on the scene of an emergency by cutting down on the amount of time spent searching for basic medical and prescription information. Having this information easily accessible will also save time for emergency room and hospital personnel and facilitate the care process. "

The Arnprior Community Policing Committee helps to promote this program by handing out vials to local seniors groups and at community events. If you would like to obtain any vials for yourself or your loved one's, feel free to stop by the Arnprior Community Policing office in the Arnprior Shopping Centre.

"Food Bank Food Drive" - Since 2003, the Arnprior Community Policing Committee has help to collect food and supplies for the local Arnprior Food Bank during the month of December. Food collection bins are placed throughout Arnprior to help collect food for the drive. This program has been one of our successful programs and we are now running it on an annual basis.

"A.D.H.S Bursaries" - The Arnprior Community Policing Committee provides two bursaries each year to students from Arnprior District High School (A.D.H.S.) that are entering Police Foundation programs at a post-secondary institution. This program is funded by the Arnprior Community Policing Committee.

"Honeywell Safety Day" - The Arnprior Community Policing Committee has been an active member of this successful commitment by local businesses to help inform the public about safety issues. The Arnprior Community Policing Committee provides information to the public on anything from drug awareness to drinking and driving. This interaction with the public has helped the Arnprior Community Policing Committee in the development of current and future programs.

"School Drop-In Program" - This program was created in conjunction with local area schools and has been active for more than 10 years. This program assigns one officer to one school where the officer visits their school on a regular basis unannounced. This interaction helps to develop a relationship of trust and respect to not only the local police officers but with the police as a whole. This is one of our most requested programs and has been instrumental in the development of current and future programs such as bullying. The value of this program has been identified and now is part of the local Arnprior OPP business plan.

"Canada Day" - In 2004, the Arnprior Community Policing Committee in conjunction with Boeing Canada provided finger printing of Child Identification Kits for area families. The Arnprior Community Policing Committee was also asked to cut the Canada Day cake for the celebrations. If asked by the Town of Arnprior, the Arnprior Community Policing Committee will be providing assistance on an annual basis for the celebrations. This event was seen as a great success by the Arnprior Community Policing Committee and we are committed to the continued success of the Canada Day celebrations.

"Pumpkin Patrol" - In 2004, the Arnprior Community Policing Committee started a program for Halloween night called ""The Pumpkin Patrol". The Arnprior Community Policing Committee in conjunction with local amateur radio operators patrolled all areas of the Town of Arnprior early in the evening on Halloween. The main purpose of the program is to provide a presence in the community as well as provide assistance as required. This program was funded by the Arnprior Community Policing Committee members that were involved. This program will become an annual program of the committee.

"Future Police Officers" - The Arnprior Community Policing Committee has been providing a training ground for the police officers of tomorrow. Quite often the Arnprior Community Policing Committee is used as a stepping-stone to gain experience on community issues to assist them in their future roles as police officers.

"Web Site" - Since February 2004, the Arnprior Community Policing Committee has developed and maintained their own website (where you are now, at www.policing.ca). This web site has useful information on what the Arnprior Community Policing Committee is all about, links to Crime Alerts for the area's around Arnprior, links to the Town of Arnprior, Arnprior OPP, Arnprior Block Parents, as well as informing the public of our programs and upcoming events.

"Program / Event Assistance" - The Arnprior Community Policing Committee has been asked to provide support or provide tasks from both local employers or organizations. This assistance has in most cases been in the area of finger printing kids and or drug awareness programs. In 2005, the committee has been scheduled to provide assistance in these areas three times in March with more requests coming in all the time. The Arnprior Community Policing Committee is committed to providing assistance to the community as required.

The Arnprior Community Policing Committee is always adding new programs and further developing existing programs to make them better. If you have a suggestion for a program that the Arnprior Community Policing Committee could provide, send it to us at volunteer@policing.ca

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