Media Room – Minister Tom Christensen

Community Crime Prevention Pilots Target At-Risk Youth

Surrey, December 8, 2008
Minister Tom Christensen was joined by Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General John van Dongen at the launch of I-RAYL (Inter-Regional At-Risk Youth Link), the first of six pilot programs to be implemented in the province. Provincial funding of $1 million per year for up to three years will support the creation of six community-based crime prevention pilot programs aimed to support at-risk youth.
[News release]
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(L-R) Michel Pouliot (PCRS Manager of Youth Services and I-RAYL Program), Saskia Schopman (PCRS I-RAYL worker), John van Dongen (Minister of Public Safety & Solicitor General), Selwyn Dodd (Board President of Pacific Community Resources - PCRS), Cst. Ken Parasynchuck (Transit Police), Ian Mass (Executive Director of PCRS), Cst. Brad Dow (Transit Police), Doug Kelsey (CEO of Skytrain and Westcoast Express), Dave Hayer (MLA Surrey - Tynehead), Tom Christensen (Minister of Children and Family Development), Dianne Watts (Mayor of the City of Surrey), Jamie Rusconi (PCRS I-RAYL worker), Loreen Kishor (PCRS I-RAYL worker), Leanne Nial (PCRS I-RAYL worker).