COMMUNITY SAFETY
Issues of community safety continue to be one of the greatest concerns for Durand residents. The Durand Neighbourhood Association has been working with the Hamilton Police Services to provide relevant information about criminal activity in our neighbourhood, and to ensure better response from the Police Service in our neighbourhood.
The following is a list of key police contacts for Durand residents:
- In Case of Emergency - 911
- Non Emergency Switchboard - 905-546-4925
- Southtown Area Crime Manager - A/Sgt. Chris Zafirides, 905-540-6074, czafirides@hamiltonpolice.on.ca
- Reports of Neighbourhood Trends and Concerns - durand@hamiltonpolice.on.ca
- Division One Superintendent - William Stewart, 905-546-4925, wstewart@hamiltonpolice.on.ca
- Chief of Police - Brian Mullan, 905-546-4710, bmullan@hamiltonpolice.on.ca
- Ward 2 Councillor - Bob Bratina, 905-546-2711, bbratina@hamilton.ca
- Mayor Fred Eisenberger - 905-546-4200, mayorfred@hamilton.ca
There are two ways that the Association is active in communicating the neighbourhood's concerns to the police: through the attendance of the Area Crime Manager at our monthly Board Meetings, and through the DNA participation on the Superintendent's Community Advisory Committee, which also meets on a monthly basis.
The Southtown Area Crime Manager regularly attends DNA Board meetings so that they can provide us with timely information about their activity in our neighbourhood. In return, the Board members continue to communicate with the Crime Manager about ongoing and new issues and problems in our community. The Crime Manager provides the DNA with monthly reports detailing some of the criminal activity in our neighbourhood. These are listed below.
A member of the Durand Association Board of Directors sits on the Division One Superintendent's Community Advisory Committee. This committee meets once a month and is comprised of representatives of neighbourhood association and business improvement areas within the Division One boundaries. Presently the Durand representative is Sarah Matthews.