Hi everyone! A quick introduction, since I’m new here - my name is Brian Hoessler, I am an independent consultant based in Saskatoon, on Treaty 6 territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis, … [Read more...] about Evaluation in the City
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Help! I suffer from kleptophobia!
Kleptophobia (or cleptophobia): an abnormal fear of theft. My life sure has evolved in terms of feeling secure. When young, I was afraid my purse would be stolen while I partied at a club. My … [Read more...] about Help! I suffer from kleptophobia!
The Next Chapter
As we venture into another year ahead we can't forget the path left behind us for it helps us forge the journey we will all take in 2022. Last year marked our first Community Safety Practitioner in … [Read more...] about The Next Chapter
Through the CPTED Lens
Robert Clarke tells the story of his shift in perspective from Corrections to CPTED, and how the world looks a little different now. Coming out of a lengthy career in Federal Corrections, I thought I … [Read more...] about Through the CPTED Lens
Bridging the Gaps in Community Safety & Well-Being
The next decade will allow each of us to inspire each other to create positive change in our cities. There are so many important issues to tackle we can't expect our various levels of government or … [Read more...] about Bridging the Gaps in Community Safety & Well-Being
See and Be Seen: A Street Artist’s Case for Deeper Connections
Since August 2018, I've been offering "Circles of Space", an ongoing pop-up street exhibition around the theme of human connection on busy streets and elsewhere in Victoria, Vancouver and other … [Read more...] about See and Be Seen: A Street Artist’s Case for Deeper Connections
A New Path Forward – Full Spectrum CPTED
Our Victoria-based company is dedicated to improving safety, well-being and quality of life in communities. It's always a pleasure sharing our expertise beyond British Columbia. It's all about … [Read more...] about A New Path Forward – Full Spectrum CPTED
The Other Missing Middle: What I heard at Victoria’s Housing Summit
(9 minute read) THERE'S A LOT OF TALK about the missing middle in housing supply: the smallish, multi-unit housing types like duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, carriage houses, courtyard apartments or … [Read more...] about The Other Missing Middle: What I heard at Victoria’s Housing Summit
This Story has a Process… all it needs is a Cast (An Essay on CPTED Community of Practice)
Intensifying homelessness crises have been feeding major conversations in Greater Victoria, as they have more and more elsewhere in Canada. Angry social and news media debates swing from the … [Read more...] about This Story has a Process… all it needs is a Cast (An Essay on CPTED Community of Practice)
7 Ways to Connect with Community
7 Ways to Connect with Community A guy walks into a bar. No, it’s not the start of a joke but a recent news item about Carlos, a University of Calgary student who emailed every woman in his school … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Connect with Community