Protecting and Encouraging Growth
We’re a volunteer organization working to keep our community, streets, homes, and our elderly safe and cared for.
The South Cowichan Community Safety & Engagement Society (SCCS&ES) is a not-for-profit, charitable society providing community safety programs and resources for the community.
We work in partnership with individuals, groups, and agencies to make the South Cowichan region a safer place to live, work, and play.
In addition, we’ve helped sponsor:
Our three-part profile on Shaw TV
South Cowichan Community Safety & Engagement
Board of Directors Meeting
Address: 845B Deloume Road, Mill Bay, BC V8H 1B1
Date: Quarterly
Time: 4:30 PM
Our community is growing by leaps and bounds and to provide the programs we envision, our membership needs to grow accordingly. If you have a passion for community safety and would like to be a Director with SCCPAS, please contact us:
Email: sccp@shaw.ca
Sarah Davidge-Cardinal, Executive Director
Cell: (250) 732-3591 or Office: (250) 929-7222
SCCS&ES Board of Directors for 2025/26
President: Bob Collins
Phone: (250) 516-3946
Email: BobCollins.sccp@shaw.ca
Acting Vice President: Jane Barton-Greig
Phone: (250) 929-7222
Treasurer/Payroll: External bookkeeper
Directors: Bob Collins, Jane Barton-Greig, Barbara Ford, Ron Roach, Renaa Bacey
Director Responsibilities:
RCMP Liaison/Public Relations/Funding: Bob Collins
Human Resources/Community Engagement: Jane Barton-Greig
Director, Seniors Programs: Barbara Ford
Director, Speed Watch: Ron Roach
Director at Large: Renaa Bacy
Treasurer/Payroll: External
Secretary: Vacant
Media/Social Media: Vacant
Our History
Sergeant Dave Free, NCO in charge of the Shawnigan Lake RCMP Detachment, is credited with spearheading efforts to get community policing off the ground. He recruited Bob MacInnes, a long-term Mill Bay resident and community supporter. Bob became the founding Chair of what became later known as the South Cowichan Community Policing Advisory Society (SCCPAS).
“In March, 1997 a Community Police Advisory Panel was formed. Interested community citizens started out with the best interests of the South Cowichan Community at heart, and the realization that the police alone cannot maintain a sense of community pride without the assistance of those who live in it and care for it.” (South Cowichan Life article, Feb. 1998)
In June of 1998, the Federal Government announced Phase II of its strategy, which included a commitment of $32 million annually to assist communities throughout Canada in developing programs and partnerships to prevent crime.
The key goals were:
- Increase the development of broad, community-based partnerships that address local crime prevention concerns;
- Increase public support of and support for crime prevention; and
- Increase the capacity of diverse communities to address crime.