Date:
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: HEMDCC Meeting Space, Main Floor Alderney Landing, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation
2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 special meeting
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence
8.2 Petitions
8.3 Presentations
8.3.1 Trauma Informed Response to Gender-based Violence - Kristina Fifield [PDF]
9. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
10. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
10.1 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE / ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE HALIFAX REGIONAL DETACHMENT CHIEF UPDATES
10.2 COMMUNITY SAFETY UPDATE
10.3 STAFF
10.3.1 BoPC Community Survey on Policing 2025-2026 Final Report [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners for Halifax Regional Municipality receive the staff report dated September 23, 2026 and an accompanying staff presentation, as information.
11. MOTIONS – NONE
12. ADDED ITEMS
13. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
The Board of Police Commissioners may rise and go into a private In Camera (In Private) session, in accordance with Section 51 of the Nova Scotia Police Act for the purposes of dealing with the following:
13.1 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners for the Halifax Regional Municipality convene to in camera to discuss the matter.
13.2 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners for the Halifax Regional Municipality convene to in camera to discuss the matter.
14. NOTICES OF MOTION
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
• October 19, 2026 (The Board will receive reports and presentations about Halifax Regional Police’s 2027/2028 Budget and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Halifax Regional Detachment’s 2027/2028 Resource) Request. Following the Board will meet on their Strategic Plan)
• October 21, 2026 (The Board will receive public consultation on HRP and HRD’s budget requests)
• October 28, 2026 (The Board will review HRP’s budget request and RMCP HRD’s resource request prior to the Board votes on recommendations to Budget Committee)
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Andrea Lovasi-Wood, Legislative Assistant, at lovasia@halifax.ca or 902-240-7164.
To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/a-c/board-police-commissioners/engagement-bopc, click on “Correspondence”