WHEREAS many community groups have already taken advantage of the opportunity to address Crystal Meth in their communities by accessing funding through the very successful Community Methamphetamine Response Funding Program, initiated by the Premier of British Columbia and provided through the Union of BC Municipalities; AND WHEREAS there are still many community groups that have not had the opportunity to access funding in this program: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the deadline for the Community Methamphetamine Response Funding Program be extended for a further period of time and augmented with additional funding from the Province in order to afford other groups the opportunity to address Crystal Meth in their communities by accessing funding through this Program.
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General The Province of British Columbia has provided nearly 2 million in provincial grant funds to help foster a community response to crystal methamphetamine. The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General intends to review and evaluate the impact of this provincial grant program before making decisions on additional funding. In addition, the Crystal Meth Secretariat will examine ways to help strengthen community task forces, coalitions and other efforts at the local level in responding to the dangers of crystal meth use.