Director of the Montreal Police Service inaugurates 29th consecutive year of Sun Youth Bike Patrol

06 juin 2013

Thursday, June 6, Sun Youth Bike Patrollers will be officially sworn in, at the Sun Youth building (4251 St. Urbain, Montreal) at 10 a.m. in a ceremony overseen by Mr. Marc Parent, Director of the Montreal Police Service. 28 patrollers, including 4 “teens on patrol”, will be assigned to 13 Neighborhood Police Stations all over the Montreal Island. This public ceremony represents the beginning of Sun Youth's 29th annual summertime Bike Patrol. The patrollers will work closely with local police stations across Montreal and the West Island for a period of 10 weeks, starting from June 10th and finishing on August 16th, 2013.

The Bike Patrol's presence on streets and bike paths, and in parks and playgrounds, will emphasize a sense of safety and community in the public spaces of the Greater Montreal area. Trained in first aid and other public safety skills, the patrollers will also deliver different seminars on public and bicycle safety, and be a presence at festivals, community events, and fundraisers for local organizations throughout the summer. Wherever they are, they will act as the eyes and ears of Montreal's public security services.

This annual program would not be possible without the support of private businesses and different levels of government. The 29th Edition of the Bike Patrol is made possible by the Federal Government and Thomas Mulcair, leader of the official opposition, as well as the Quebec Ministry of Public Security. Local businesses also make an indispensable contribution to the Bike Patrol, including Dorel Industries, who supply the durable mountain bikes used by Sun Youth's Patrollers throughout the summer, and Cité Nissan, who provide the patrol with an administrative vehicle. The Sun Youth Bike Patrol is also made possible by financial support from the Gustav Levinschi Foundation. If you have any questions regarding the mandate of our patrollers or their presence in your community, please feel free to contact Helio Galego, Director of Crime Prevention/Victims Services or Nadia Masella, Coordinator of the Bike Patrol at (514) 842-6822. 

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Source & info:
Nadia Masella / Helio Galego
Sun Youth
(514) 842-6822