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Local citizen, groups honoured for community crime prevention

A Lethbridge man and two local organizations have been honoured by the province for community crime prevention.

Alberta Community Justice Awards for 2019 were handed out Friday, August 30 in Edmonton, recognizing work to improve safety in local communities.

Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General says all Albertans should feel safe in their communities. “I thank this year’s award recipients and nominees for their exceptional leadership, innovation and dedication to community justice. They have improved the lives of Albertans and have made our province an even better place to live and work.”

Adonus Arlett of Lethbridge is program manager for the Lethbridge Corridor Victim Services Unit who introduced a victim services support dog to help victims navigate the criminal justice process.

The Taber Police Service Auxiliary Policing Program is a group of auxiliary officers who volunteer their time by engaging community members and bridging the gap between police and the public.

YWCA Lethbridge Amethyst Project is a 24-hour support program for women, men and children who have experienced sexual violence, which helps them heal through trauma-informed support.

The awards are presented in five categories: leadership, innovation, service enhancement, community mobilization, and partnerships and collaboration.

Patrick Siedlecki
Patrick Siedlecki
Pat has been a mainstay in the CJOC News department from the time the station launched in 2007. He's been in the position of News Director since then and has been anchoring daily news casts as well as reporting and working behind the scenes. Community is important to him and keeping CJOC listeners and readers informed about what's happening across southern Alberta and beyond. Pat has been in radio broadcasting for the past 24 years, starting in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island in 1997 and then moving up island to Nanaimo for another few years before heading to Lethbridge in 2007. Pat grew up in the small Saskatchewan farming town of Foam Lake. After high school, he went to Western Academy Broadcasting College (WABC) in Saskatoon prior to moving to the island. Pat also spent several years broadcasting hockey in the BCHL as well as seven years as the radio voice of the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the WHL. Pat has been working at Cornerstone Funeral Home in Lethbridge as a Certified Life Celebrant and Funeral Assistant since 2016. News and sports have always been Pat's passion from the time he was a teenager and he's always been grateful to have had the opportunity to make that part of what's been a fun and long radio career!
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