Durham Region introduces new program for residents to stand together against hate

Durham Region introduces new program for residents to stand together against hate

Your input is needed as a new hate reporting program launches in Durham Region. The program being created in response to rising hate activity across the community and it’s designed to empower residents, support impacted individuals and strengthen community safety and inclusion. It includes a secure and confidential way to report hate incidents—even those that don’t meet the threshold of criminality. It also provides wrap-around support services …

Residents take stand against crime

When United States Virgin Islander Roberto “Robbie” Smalls was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1988, he thought he had a promising future. “No. Wrong,” he told hundreds of high school students on Friday during the final day of the government’s Anti-crime Summit at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex in Road Town. His life, he said, was divided between baseball and the streets. “I was introduced to the worst thing known to society — the streets and a…