Invitation to Participate in a Study on the Impact of Community Safety
Over the past year, the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce has been actively involved with a number of other mid-sized communities like ours within the Ontario chamber network impacted by heightened community safety risks and challenges. The input from this survey will help build a case for the Ontario Chamber to stand with other organizations and initiatives appealing to the provincial government to support initiatives around community safety issues we are struggling to manage.
Through our member network of all sizes and types of businesses, not-for-profits and charitable agencies, we see the spectrum of costs to a community like ours that might also be happening in other communities. For this reason, we are working together to collect information that will identify both funded and unfunded activities/initiatives taking place in our community and have now launched a formal research project being conducted in collaboration with a select group of communities through other Chambers, aimed at informing advocacy and policy strategies to support community resilience through our advocacy work with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce at Queen’s Park.
This formal research project is being supported by the Centre for Healthy Communities (CFHC) at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. They are pleased to invite you to participate in this province-wide research study examining how community safety issues are impacting businesses, organizations, associations and individuals across Ontario.
Project Overview:
The purpose of this project is to identify and document how businesses, organizations, and associations in small to mid-sized cities across Ontario are responding to increasing community safety concerns. The project will explore efforts currently being undertaken by organizations and individuals to maintain/promote community safety that may or may not be documented or tracked through any formal program.
How to Participate:
If you are willing to participate in this study, please access the link to the secure survey below: https://forms.office.com/r/0VhuZrN12r
Upon accessing the link above you will be asked to review a digital information letter and Consent Form. To proceed with the study, you must click “yes/agree” to proceed to the data collection survey.
Please note that participation is entirely voluntary, and you can choose to withdraw at any time without any impact on your role or relationship with your Chamber of Commerce. All survey responses are received directly by the researchers at Loyalist College.
Why Participate?
This is a chance for you to help shape how your chamber advocates as the Voice of Business for communities navigating safety challenges at Queen’s Park through the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Your insights will play an essential role in informing recommendations presented to the Ontario Chamber on behalf of your local chamber and the Social Action Working Group.
We truly appreciate your consideration of this opportunity and look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your time and support in this important initiative.
Best regards,
Pamela Robertson
Executive Director
On behalf of
Devon Howell, MSc, PhD(c)
Research Associate
Centre for Healthy Communities
Loyalist College
