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On February 14, 2011-2012 FCM President Berry Vrbanovic began a national consultation on Canada's policing system and issues affecting front-line police. He will meet first with municipal and policing leaders in British Columbia to discuss how they are dealing with public safety challenges in their communities. The results of the national consultation will help FCM develop formal recommendations to the federal government later this year.

Highlights of 2011-2012 FCM President Berry Vrbanovic's Policing Consultations across Canada
Date	Participants	Location
May 3	Yukon (Northern / Territorial) Policing	Whitehorse, YT
April 6	Atlantic Mayors Congress (AMC) AMC Mayors from NF, NS, PE, NB Provincial Territorial Association Executive Directors	Halifax, NS
April 5	Atlantic Policing Consultation Mayors Councillors Police Board Members Police College Police Chiefs Provincial Officials	Summerside, PE
March 21	City of Montreal Policing Leadership Mayor / Councillor Police Chief Staff	Montreal, QC
March 21	Mayor Gerald Termblay Montreal (SPVM) Chief Marc Parent 2011-2012 FCM 2nd Vice-President and Mayor of Lachine, Quebec, Claude Dauphin City of Montreal officials	Montreal, QC
March 20	Police Sector Council - Quebec Regional Consultations Police Chiefs Police Unions Police Board Provincial Officials Municipal Officials Academics Local Police College	Montreal, QC
March 20	Police Sector Council Economics of Policing 2011-2012 FCM President Berry Vrbanovic and Claude Dauphin, participated in a day-long meeting with over 30 leading public safety leaders from across Quebec. The meeting included municipal and provincial police representatives (police chiefs, police administrators, police unions), city administrators, federal government administrators, and police colleges.	Montreal, QC
March 14	Senate of Canada Committee Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology hearings on urban safety - crime prevention and community development Policing and Crime Prevention testimony by Councillor Karen Leibovici, 2011-2012 First Vice-President, FCM	Ottawa, ON
February 24	Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Maximizing Technology Partnerships in Challenging Economic Times Panel Presentation and "Bear Pit" session - Tightening Our Belts - Fact or Fiction Berry Vrbanovic	Toronto, ON
February 17	Meeting with Municipal Public Safety Leaders Police Commission members Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart and Alderman Shane Keating Calgary Police Commission Vice Chair Steve Edwards	Calgary, AB
February 16	Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) AUMA President Linda Sloan, Councillor Board Member Executive Director Senior AUMA Staff	Edmonton, AB
February 16	Presentation to Edmonton Police Commission Berry Vrbanovic spoke before the Edmonton Police Commission	Edmonton, AB
February 16	Meeting with Municipal Public Safety Leaders Mayor Stephen Mandel Councillor Karen Leibovici Police Chief Rod Knecht Arlene Yakely, Chair, Edmonton Police Commission Joe Rodgers, Executive Director, Edmonton Police Commission Jan Fox, Executive Director REACH Edmonton Jay Freeman, Executive Director, Edmonton Homeless Commission	Edmonton, AB
	The Union of British Columbia Municipalities	Richmond, BC
	Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender	Langley, BC
February 15	Surrey Mayor Diane Watts and RCMP Assistant Commissioner, Officer in Charge of Surrey detachment, Fraser MacRae	Surrey, BC
	West Vancouver Police Constable Peter Lepine	West Vancouver, BC
February 14	Police Sector Council, representing public safety leaders from across BC and Western Canada	West Vancouver, BC
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