Community Safety and Well-Being Plan
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The City of Brantford is working to develop a Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan. Community Safety and Well-Being plans are provincially legislated under the Police Services Act, 1990. This legislation mandated all Ontario municipalities to prepare and adopt CSWB Plans. Municipalities are required to work in partnership with police services and other various sectors, as they undertake the planning process. The goal of CSWB planning is to achieve the ideal state of a sustainable community where:
- Everyone is safe and has a sense of belonging
- Everyone has access to services; and
- Individuals and families can meet their needs.
Help us turn our priorities into action
Brantford City Council has endorsed various priorities that will guide the development of the Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan and other City initiatives. The City of Brantford is looking for ideas from the community that will help us turn our priorities into action!
Tell us how the municipality can take action with projects and programs that support the following six focus areas:
Share your ideas with us below.
The City of Brantford is working to develop a Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan. Community Safety and Well-Being plans are provincially legislated under the Police Services Act, 1990. This legislation mandated all Ontario municipalities to prepare and adopt CSWB Plans. Municipalities are required to work in partnership with police services and other various sectors, as they undertake the planning process. The goal of CSWB planning is to achieve the ideal state of a sustainable community where:
- Everyone is safe and has a sense of belonging
- Everyone has access to services; and
- Individuals and families can meet their needs.
Help us turn our priorities into action
Brantford City Council has endorsed various priorities that will guide the development of the Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan and other City initiatives. The City of Brantford is looking for ideas from the community that will help us turn our priorities into action!
Tell us how the municipality can take action with projects and programs that support the following six focus areas:
Share your ideas with us below.
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Affordable Housing
about 3 years agoAt the end of 2020, The City of Brantford developed a Housing Action Plan. Learn more at the Mayors' Housing Partnership Task Force web page.
What next steps can we take to create more affordable housing options in Brantford?
Mkmacabout 3 years agoCap the rent. Landlords are greedier by the day and some tents in the city are more than a mortgage payment. Increase Bhome funding
Rent control
1 comment2Amanda Josephabout 3 years agoAffordable housing/ Rent geared to income
Maybe repurpose existing properties to accomodate both small businesses (main floor atrium) with accesible, affordable housing on upper levels. Incorporate native greenery/gardens for rooftop
0 comment5Deborah Vickersabout 3 years agoAdd additional trails in neighbourhoods and parks that accommodate walkers and wheelchairs.
The paved trail at Burford Lions Park is a good example. Same with Paris trail through Lions Park
0 comment2Deborah Vickersabout 3 years agoInter generational homes for seniors are a win/win for older and younger adults at geared to income rates.
0 comment0edbernackiabout 3 years agoBe more ambitious.... no chance our plan will meet the needs of people
The city we have a need now for 1700 and it plans to build 500 units over the next ten years. This clearly is not an ambitious goal. The city is playing with numbers. The production of 500 units should be compared to the need in 10 years, not today. What is the forecast demand in 10 years for low-income housing?
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Age-Friendly Community
about 3 years agoWhat next steps can we take to continue to make Brantford a great place for older adults (55+)?
Leoabout 3 years agoArrowdale must be open for public as an age-friendly golf course, Mohawk park made useable for all ages and include entertainment zones.
0 comment0chris Labout 3 years agoI noticed at the plaza where no frills is in the east end their are no wheelchair ramps until u hit no frills
0 comment0Leoabout 3 years agoAffordable housing, socializing areas with accessible toilets, good access to bus stops, quality pavement, multi-issue city phone helpline
0 comment2Won't go thereabout 3 years agoEvery time I go through the downtown I make sure my windows are up and my doors are locked. The downtown is nothing more than a hangout
The scary people staggering about with their stolen shopping carts full of junk are a disgrace, an eyesore and have virtually taken over the downtown. BPS and the city have turned a blind eye to this horrific issue. How can you expect citizens to enter this area and feel safe? Groups of these vagrants flock to doorways on Market, Colborne and Dalhousie streets and make the downtown a magnet for more to follow. The garbage being left behind and thrown into the street would be considered a crime if done by anyone else, but you have learned to tolerate their existence. The parks are overrun with drug abusers. Little wonder you have a failed downtown. Wouldn't think of sending my kids to school here.
0 comment0Timabout 3 years agoimprovements in pickleball courts and affordable drop in pickleball prices for indoor playing (see Hamilton)
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Children and Youth
about 3 years agoWhat next steps can we take to help Brantford's children and youth grow and thrive?
MacShermanabout 3 years agoPut around fencing at baseball diamonds so people can just use them as off-leash parks (instead of next to playgrounds)
0 comment0Rach Abuboabout 3 years agoCREATIVE MIND, STEM, APP MAKING, TECH summer camps for children of any ages.
0 comment1Kimyoung7718about 3 years agoSafer skatepark and local dance/video party for the 12-17 age group
0 comment1Btfdrezabout 3 years agoHave every kid in elementary school get a library card.
Have every kid in elementary school get a library card so they foster a love of reading and are exposed to new ideas that will help them think creatively throughout their whole lives. Parents can also bring their kids to the library every weekend to let the kids choose books they are interested in (and not forced to read in school).
0 comment1Robin Brennanabout 3 years agoMore green spaces that include trees /bushes/plants that support birds , butterflies and wildlife. Children need to interact with nature
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Diversity and Inclusion
about 3 years agoWhat next steps can we take to help make Brantford more inclusive?
Olimpiaabout 3 years agoInclusion means equal recreational opportunities to all age groups. Keep Arrowdale Golf course available for 17% older adults 65 and over
Inclusion means to give equal recreational opportunities to all age groups. Keep Arrowdale Golf Course available for the community to include the 17% older adults 65 and over in outdoor recreational activities. Golf clubs and Tennis courts are needed to include all age groups, the same way that Parks and Recreation maintains 67 parks with playgrounds for 12% children under 10, 34 soccer fields for 12% Youth 10 to 19, 27 softball diamonds and 10 hardball diamonds for the 12% young adults 20 - 29 and small group of over 30. Arrowdale central location is a great place for a senior center with nice parking and easy access from different directions.
1 comment1anonfordabout 3 years agoLook for barriers, not differences in outcomes.
Search for barriers or exclusions, explicit or systemic. Identify any discriminatory mechanisms directly, not by speculative inference from disparate outcomes. Treat people as equally as possible, and avoid explicitly counter-discriminatory programs.
0 comment0tberabout 3 years agoReallocate funding from the police to community.
Take note of the work being done in Waterloo to redistribute police funding to Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in Brantford. If you mean what you say about wanting to celebrate and honour diversity in Brantford, start listening to the community and investing in BIPOC folks. Listen to community, and actually take action around the things that they’re telling you they need or desire around creating a sustainable, inclusive and diverse future for Brantford— allow community to be the decision makers. This space to offer ideas is a great first step! Support the disabled community by creating more affordable, accessible housing. Invest in keeping the sidewalks clear of snow for folks who use mobility devices. Again, listen to what folks are telling you they need to live thriving lives here. Invest in queer and trans youth, and support them in being leaders in cultivating safe community spaces. Stop gentrifying neighbourhoods and forcing poor folks out of their homes and into a rental market that is inaccessible in order to build condos.
0 comment3Deborah Vickersabout 3 years agoLower speed limits in many areas for further safety, or greater fines for speeding.
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Vibrant Neighbourhoods
about 3 years agoWhat next steps can we make to promote community connections and create vibrant neighbourhoods in Brantford?
Kimberly Hillabout 3 years agoMore Trees!
We need more trees everywhere. The benefits of trees is well documented and much needed.
0 comment2Lucas Knillabout 3 years agoStop the Oak Park Road Extension
This road will damage precious environmental land, a beautiful cemetery and is not even the best route to get commuters out of West Brant.
0 comment11Janiabout 3 years agoStop the "Oakhill Extension" Save the Conservation, save Oakhill Cemetery. This is a migrant route for birds, butterflies and other species
0 comment0Olimpiaabout 3 years agoOpen Arrowdale Golf Course and improve the club house. Maintain the trails and support Community Gardens. Those are magnets for wellbeing
Outdoor recreational time and beautiful view help improve health, release stress, build peaceful relations, build skills and self-esteem, ensure we are apart with a feeling of being together
0 comment0J Dogsabout 3 years agoNorth end, off-leash dog park
Look at this incredible unused green space: -comparable size to Dogford park -ample parking at the back of Hope CRC -easy access at the corner of Gretzky and Dunsdon -connects to adjacent trail system -across the road from Jaycee Sport Park -across the intersection from the new Skyline Living Apartments Make a deal with the church, make a small investment in some quality fencing, and north end Brantford could have an accessible dog park by next weekend! This would enhance the surrounding neighbourhoods, promote healthy outdoor living, community building, etc. This is a no brainer Brantford, let's do this.
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Substance Use
about 3 years agoHow can we support our health care partners in preventing substance misuse in Brantford?
tberabout 3 years agoLean into the harm reduction work being done by agencies like The AIDS Network & grassroots organizers with BSUN.
You need to reframe this question! You should start by asking the leaders in local harm reduction work what to do. You should also start by asking substance users what they need. We are experiencing an opioid crisis in our community, and substance users (like ALL humans in Brantford) deserve access to citizenship regardless of whether or not they use. That means access to housing, a living wage, food, health care, access to safe supply, and the creation of user-led spaces where folks aren’t forced to use alone. Check out collectives like East Tennessee Harm Reduction, or the work of folks like Ann Livingston in Vancouver to begin informing how you approach discussing the issue of drug use. People are dying! One year ago, I sat with a stranger as he died of an overdose in a local Tim Hortons parking lot. I’m a non-user who carries naloxone and tries to stay informed about harm reduction. People should not be dying alone in parking lots. And by centering your approach in abstinence and “prevention” you’re not going to do anything to support folks in our community who are experiencing marginalization and are contending with demoralizing and dehumanizing conditions because they use drugs. Center autonomy, and self-advocacy in your approach. This question is disappointing.
0 comment3Tiffanyabout 3 years agoRehab centre and more free programs for mental health and Youth
Redirecting some of the funds given to 5 of the harm reduction supply sites into better Addiction and Mental Health services ( Rehab centre) Better programs for our Youth.
0 comment0Aliabout 3 years agoFree Mental Health Care, Shelter, Food and Essentials
People on the streets, and with substance abuse problems, often come from a background of abuse in childhood. This needs to be dealt with at the core. These people need special mental health facilities to go to so they can rehabilitate into society. These facilities should provide food, shelter, essentials and free mental health care. I have seen many people reach out for help over the years, but without actual free, long term mental health facilities for them to go to and recover, they often continue their cycle on the streets and/or abuse various substances to cope. There will always be people that are just to far gone to even reach out for help. In this case I think the idea of having peace keepers/community helpers, that can wander around the city daily, and make sure these people are at least eating and somewhat taken care of, is the best we can do at this point for them. I know there has been something similar to this idea implemented in the downtown core over the last few years. Trauma can also come at any point in life (loss of loved ones, jobs, homes, food security, accidents, etc). We ultimately just need a place people can go when their mental health begins to suffer in anyway and/or they become addicted to harmful substances. There is a lot of scattered, temporary, short term type help, but it takes more than that to get to the core of mental illness and/or help people conquer their drug addictions. Very few are stable enough to do it with will power alone. Creating places necessary for true recovery is key. People need to realize that anyone of us could be on the streets at any point. We are all in this together.
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