Media Clipping – April 21, 2001 The Halifax Herald

Communities get $lm to help fight crime

By Herald staff

The federal government dished out over $1 million to help Nova Scotians fight crime in their communities.

Justice Minister Anne MacLellan announced this year's funding from the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention initiatives Friday.

"Getting to the root of crime and working together to reduce crime is the cornerstone of the national strategy," Ms. MacLellan said in a news release.

"These projects demonstrate the skills and leadership in communities throughout Nova Scotia to create efficient and innovative approaches to community safety and health."

The Genuine Progress Index Atlantic, a non-profit research and community development group, will receive $255,000 over three years for its project Creating a Peaceful and Secure Society: A Community Pilot Project in Rural Kings County and Industrial Cape Breton. The three- phase project will collect information about crime; make proposals to deal with crime's causes and consequences; and develop a handbook, video and other educational materials.

Over the next five years, the provincial Justice Department's victims services division will also receive $175,000 for education material and improved services for crime victims.

The rest of the money went to 38 community groups across the province.