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Kamloops Is a Recipient of the Federal Government's Building Safer Communities Fund

17 March 2023

The Government of Canada is taking action with a comprehensive plan that gets guns off our streets and puts more resources into our communities. On March 15, 2023, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, announced that Kamloops will receive $2 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the community. This funding will help address the underlying conditions that give rise to crime. The municipality will distribute it to community-led projects for young people involved in gangs or at risk of joining them – helping them set themselves up for success in life. Read the full news release.