Posted: Apr 23, 2021 10:50 AM ET | Last Updated: April 23
More than 8,000 people attended the Black Lives Matter march in Guelph in June, 2020. (Submitted by: Ward1studios)
Black community leaders in Waterloo region say they continue to have concerns about policing powers in the province under the current stay-at-home order and want to help people understand their rights going forward.
Last week, Premier Doug Ford announced stricter COVID-19 restrictions which included new police powers to stop pedestrians on the street or in vehicles if they appear to be violating COVID-19 protocols. This sparked backlash from many people.
Community development coordinator at the African, Caribbean Black Network of Waterloo Region. (Submitted by Lang Ncube.)
Waterloo Regional Police Service suspends diversity cruisers after community backlash
The Waterloo Regional Police Service has suspended its plans for so-called diversity cruisers after a community backlash that included criticism over artwork aiming to capture the spirit of Canadian newcomers.
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No pats on the back for doing right thing : Teneile Warren of the African, Caribbean and Black Network
Posted: Apr 09, 2021 4:45 PM ET | Last Updated: April 9
The first Waterloo regional police cruiser in a series of four was launched March 29 and received mixed reviews from some in the community.(Mark Araujo / Waterloo Regional Police)
Posted: Mar 10, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 10
A pilot of body-worn and in-car video systems will run from June to December this year.(Monty Kruger/CBC)
The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) will start using body-worn and in-car cameras in June this year as a pilot project.
The service s Neighbourhood Policing - North Division has been tapped to test the cameras, according to a report that will go before the police services board Wednesday.
The division has been split into four groups: one that will use body-worn cameras only, one that will use in-car cameras only, one that will use both and one that will use neither.
Do more to protect Black, racialized people against COVID-19, says community group
The upcoming pop-up testing centres are a start, but Teneile Warren and the ACB Network want public health to do more for the region s , hit disproportionately hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted: Feb 10, 2021 2:55 PM ET | Last Updated: February 10
The upcoming pop-up COVID-19 testing centres are a start. But activist Teneile Warren wants public health to do more for the region s Black and racialized communities, hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Pop-up COVID-19 testing coming to 2 Kitchener community centres
A new pilot project will see COVID-19 tests offered at two Kitchener community centres, in an effort to improve access to testing for neighbourhoods hit hard by the novel coronavirus.
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Posted: Feb 09, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 9
The Region of Waterloo has announced COVID-19 testing will be offered at two community centres in Kitchener to make it easier for those living in hard-hit neighbourhoods to get tested.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)