Burnaby's gang and gun problem is growing, but details from the city are vague when it comes to how it plans to spend $2.96 million from Public Safety Canada's Building Safer Communities Fund.
The clock is ticking on nearly $3 million in federal funding designed to address gang and gun violence in Burnaby, but exactly what the city is doing with the money is still unclear.
The allocation was based on the nature and frequency of gun and gang violence in Burnaby, Critchley said in his report. That year would see nine confirmed gang shootings and one gang killing, according to the Burnaby RCMP. “We can’t use the funding, we can’t make an application to receive funding to pay police salaries,” Critchley told the public safety committee in April. “That being said, there are many other opportunities that we’re very excited about and in discussions with Public Safety about.”
‘Preliminary stages’ When asked what specific anti-gang initiatives and programs were included in the city’s application for the federal funding, Critchley responded by saying the city is in the “preliminary stages” of setting up the program.
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