A delegation from Inje University in Busan, South Korea is coming to Squamish on February 8th to learn about Squamish's 'Safe Communities' practices and to share their experiences on being designated a "Safe School", the first university in the world to receive this designation.
The Safe Communities Squamish Leadership Committee and Communities that Care will be touring the delegation around Squamish including stops to the RCMP detachment, Sea to Sky Community Services, Vancouver Coastal Health and Quest University.
"We are delighted to host this delegation and show them our 'safe community'," said Kristine Day, Chair Safe Communities Squamish and Bylaw and Animal Control Supervisor for the District of Squamish.
"Safe Communities Squamish has shown dedication and commitment in injury prevention and all that hard work is now being recognized outside North America," said Mayor Greg Gardner.
Squamish was officially designated British Columbia’s 4th and Canada’s 60th Safe Community in November 2010.
Safe Communities Canada is Canada’s foremost community-driven injury prevention charity whose mission is to make Canada the safest place in the world to live, learn, work and play.
Busan is the second largest city in Korea. Its deep harbour and gentle tides have allowed it to grow into the largest container handling port in the country and the fifth largest in the world.
Squamish is a vibrant seaside community located in the Coast Mountain Range of British Columbia, at the head of Howe Sound. Home to more than 14, 949 people, Squamish is a young, energetic town with 60 per cent of the population under the age of 40. Squamish offers a high quality lifestyle, entrepreneurial opportunities, two universities and a community that prides itself as the “Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.”
