Restorative Initiatives

Restorative Neighbourhoods

Developing effective ways to be safe, address local needs, build respectful relationships, and thrive socio-economically in sustainable ways.

Indigenous & Natural Laws

Natural laws are timeless, universal truths and principles which govern all life and ought to be a basis for all human conduct.

Restorative Education

Restorative practices are a huge contribution to learning, conflict resolution, classroom culture,
and community building.

Land & Water

Acknowledging that humans are part of an intricate ecology. Our lives are deeply intertwined with and dependent on the health of land and water.

Restorative
Justice Program

Vancouver does not have a community-based restorative justice program, something we are working hard to implement. Lack of funding remains the impediment.

Restorative Policing

There is clearly a need for implementing restorative justice in policing and for partnerships. An innovative restorative program has been implemented in the VPD.