Last year a CBRA member presented the Neighbourhood Watch program – offered through the Winnipeg Police Service – to the CBRA, and the Association agreed to move forward with a Watch program and purchase signage. Feeling it beneficial to have the WPS attend to provide guidance and answer questions, that member contacted the WPS to request a presentation for the Association in the Common Room at 110 Creek Bend Road on May 19, 21, 26, or 28 at 6:30 p.m. It is hoped as many CBRA members as possible can attend. If these dates are not suitable, we can offer alternative options.
Councillor Chambers has been asked to convene a meeting with the CBRA, the Winnipeg Police Service, Winnipeg Transit and relevant social agencies. We are all trying to understand how we and the community can better understand the perception of growing safety concerns on the city’s outer margin, always considered the safest part of the City to live in. The recent Winnipeg Transit reorganization has a part to play in that feeling of unease.
In rural Creek Bend we are used to seeing bird photographers with long lenses peering into our yards. A Tilley hat goes a long way into allaying local concerns. Photographing people such as local residents is another matter.
AI Overview…
In Canada, it is generally legal for someone to take your picture in a public space, as there is no “reasonable expectation of privacy” in places like streets, parks, or public transit. However, this is not an absolute right; taking photos cannot involve harassment, trespassing, or photographing intimate situations.
Key Legal Points:
• Public Places: Taking photos of people in public is generally allowed under freedom of expression.
• Private Spaces: You cannot be photographed without consent where you expect privacy, such as in a washroom, dressing room, or inside your home.
• Commercial Use: While taking a photo is legal, using a recognizable photo of someone for commercial purposes (like advertising) without their permission is illegal…
We still have a lot to learn about our rights and public safety. What do we do if we see two teenagers with large hockey bags going in circles on their bicycles in our parking lots? What do we do about the strange man at the bus loop who seems totally lost? What do we do about the garbage and litter on the road by the porta-pottie? What do we do if someone goes into the porta-pottie and they don’t come out? (This has already happened.)
We hope and we expect that this spring is when we get some answers to those questions.