The Board of Directors of the
Restorative Justice Society - North Okanagan (RJS-NO) is pleased to
announce that the RJS-NO is a Registered Charity under Canada Revenue Agency. Restorative justice (RJ) is for Persons Harmed (victims) first
and foremost with a focus on the Persons Who Caused Harm (offenders).
Participation is voluntary and it is an approach to keep everyone
involved in an incident out of the courts. We are a newly formed Society, although we have received referral
since January 2006 within the Vernon/North Okanagan RCMP Detachment area
that includes: Vernon, Spallumcheen, Armstrong, Enderby, Coldstream and
Lumby and three Regional Districts with Electoral Areas for BX/Swan
Lake, BX/Silver Star, Enderby Rural, Lumby Rural, Cherryville, Falkland
and Westwold/Monte Lake. Referrals for RJ are received directly from
the RCMP and Schools within the North Okanagan. The RJS-NO is supported by a core group of Volunteer Practitioners
that form RJ Teams, making this a community-based service. Over the
years, RJ services have supported and advocated on behalf of over five
hundred and fifty (550) persons harmed and over two hundred and
twenty-five (225) persons who caused harm plus guardians and
supporters. Our logo represents the person harmed, the person who caused harm,
the guardians and supporters, the community and the RJ Team coming
together in a circle to reach an agreement on how to repair the harm. Our vision is to build safer and healthier communities through restorative justice principles and practices. Our
mission is to connect individuals, to strengthen relationships and to
build safe and healthy communities by repairing harm with the persons
affected and the person who caused harm.
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Don Quixote Note: Re Vernon Taxpayers Contribution to Restorative Justice:
From 2011 - 9.46 MB Annual Report (p.31):
2011 2010
In the proposed 2013 Budget 2013-2017 Proposed Financial Plan - 28 MB
there is a line item for $50,444 for General Contracts in the Corporate Department (p.91) to reflect the Transfer of Restorative Justice Contract to Corporate Services.
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Don Quixote Note: Re Vernon Taxpayers Contribution to Restorative Justice:
From 2011 - 9.46 MB Annual Report (p.31):
2011 2010
In the proposed 2013 Budget 2013-2017 Proposed Financial Plan - 28 MB
there is a line item for $50,444 for General Contracts in the Corporate Department (p.91) to reflect the Transfer of Restorative Justice Contract to Corporate Services.
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