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WHEREAS it is important to recognize peoples' needs and preferences in all aspects of the management and delivery of child and family services, including preferences based on ethnic, spiritual, linguistic, familial and cultural factors;

What happens when I make a report?

When you report concerns, the child and family service agency will ask you questions. You don't have to give your name. Just describe the situation and why you feel the child is not safe. The agency must investigate all reports.

If you do give your name, you are not legally responsible for information provided in good faith. Your name remains confidential except where required by the court and you are protected from anyone harassing you for giving the information. You are also entitled to know what the agency decided at the end of its investigation, unless the agency feels that is not in the best interests of the child.

5. The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act - WHEREAS the people of Manitoba want their communities and neighbourhoods to be safe and peaceful places to live and want to protect their communities and neighbourhoods from disruptive activities;

AND WHEREAS activities incidental to certain uses of property disturb the lives of people in their communities and neighbourhoods, and the peace and safety of the communities and neighbourhoods themselves;

AND WHEREAS the Legislature of Manitoba has the authority to pass laws aimed at suppressing nuisances by civil process, suppressing conditions that favour the development of crime, and promoting peaceful and safecommunities and neighbourhoods;

(a) a statement that pupils and staff must behave in a respectful manner and comply with the code of conduct;

(i) bullying, or abusing physically, sexually, or psychologically — orally, in writing or otherwise — any person,

(ii) discriminating unreasonably on the basis of any characteristic set out in subsection 9(2) of The Human Rights Code,

7. Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Almost all children today ride a school bus at one time or another. Some ride back and forth to school each day. Some ride only occasionally on field trips. It is important, therefore, that all children learn about safe school bus behaviours. The most dangerous area for children is the School Bus Danger Zone that extends 10 feet from the bus in all directions. When leaving the bus, children should walk 10 feet away from the bus before turning.
Manitoba school bus danger zone - no child should ever be forced to walk in this zone.

West St Paul Zoning By-Law

In West St. Paul, Manitoba, a home owner living in a residential neighborhood, on a residential street in an area zoned residential has a legal right to a residential quality of life free from the excess traffic and hazards caused by commercial and business operations. The government can grant the right to run a business on a residential street with a conditional use permit, but the permit MUST provide neightbours with a guarantee that the business will NOT have a negative impact on the quality of life, safety and privacy of the neightbours. Only the neighbour can determine if the permit meets their requirements.

Home occupation / business
an accessory use which:
• is carried on in a dwelling unit or its accessory building;
• is carried on solely by the members of the family residing at the same dwelling unit or mobile home without the employment of other persons;
• is incidental to or secondary to the use of the dwelling unit or mobile home;
• has no exterior display, no exterior storage of materials, and no other exterior indication of the home occupation or variation of the residential character of
the principal or accessory building except as provided for herein;
• does not become offensive, or obnoxious or create a public nuisance;
• does not cause the generation of undue traffic and congestion in the neighbourhood

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CODE

WHEREAS Manitobans recognize the individual worth and dignity of every member of the human family, and this principle underlies the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and other solemn undertakings, international and domestic, that Canadians honour;

AND WHEREAS Manitobans recognize that

(a) implicit in the above principle is the right of all individuals to be treated in all matters solely on the basis of their personal merits, and to be accorded equality of opportunity with all other individuals;
(b) to protect this right it is necessary to restrict unreasonable discrimination against individuals, including discrimination based on stereotypes or generalizations about groups with whom they are or are thought to be associated, and to ensure that reasonable accommodation is made for those with special needs;
(c) in view of the fact that past discrimination against certain groups has resulted in serious disadvantage to members of those groups, and therefore it is important to provide for affirmative action programs and other special programs designed to overcome this historic disadvantage;
(d) much discrimination is rooted in ignorance and education is essential to its eradication, and therefore it is important that human rights educational programs assist Manitobans to understand all their fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as their corresponding duties and responsibilities to others; and
(e) these various protections for the human rights of Manitobans are of such fundamental importance that they merit paramount status over all other laws of the province;

Harassment

No person who is responsible for an activity or undertaking to which this Code applies shall
(a) harass any person who is participating in the activity or undertaking; or
(b) knowingly permit, or fail to take reasonable steps to terminate, harassment of one person who is participating in the activity or undertaking by another person who is participating in the activity or undertaking.

Reprisals

No person shall deny or threaten to deny any benefit, or cause or threaten to cause any detriment, to any other person on the ground that the other person

(a) has filed or may file a complaint under this Code; or
(b) has laid or may lay an information under this Code; or
(c) has made or may make a disclosure concerning a possible contravention of this Code; or
(d) has testified or may testify in a proceeding under this Code; or
(e) has participated or may participate in any other way in a proceeding under this Code; or
(f) has complied with, or may comply with, an obligation imposed by this Code; or
(g) has refused or may refuse to contravene this Code.

Department of Justice of Canada

CRIMINAL HARASSMENT 264 (1) No person shall, without lawful authority and knowing that another person is harassed or recklessly as to whether the other person is harassed, engage in conduct referred to in subsection (2) that causes that other person reasonably, in all the circumstances, to fear for their safety or the safety of anyone known to them.

Prohibited Conduct

(2) The conduct mentioned in subsection (1) consists of
(a) repeatedly following from place to place the other person or anyone known to them; (b) repeatedly communicating with, either directly or indirectly, the other person or anyone known to them;
(c) besetting or watching the dwelling-house, or place where the other person, or anyone known to them, resides, works, carries on business or happens to be; or
(d) engaging in threatening conduct directed at the other person or any member of their family.

University of Toronto

Criminal harassment - sometimes called "stalking" - is any form of harassment which causes the person being harassed to have a reasonable fear for their safety.
Under the Criminal Code of Canada, the following behaviours are defined as harassment:
Repeatedly following from place to place another person or anyone known to that other person;
Repeatedly communicating, directly or indirectly, with another person or anyone known to them;
Besetting or watching the dwelling-house, or place where another person, or
anyone known to that person, resides, works, carries on business, or happens to be; or
Engaging in threatening conduct directed at another person or any member of their family.
Where someone knowingly or recklessly harasses another person and causes that person reasonably to fear for their safety or the safety or anyone known to them, the conduct constitutes a criminal offense, and is punishable by a range of sanctions up to and including imprisonment.

The National Crime Prevention Strategy - is the Government of Canada's action plan to reduce crime by addressing its root causes in order to build stronger, healthier communities.

Safe Canada Bully Prevention and Bully Information- The Federal Government Departments are working together to provide Canadians with a peaceful and safe society. Safety touches all aspects of our lives...at home, at work, and in our communities.

RCMP Resources for parents and youth from A to Z - Safe Homes and Safe communities

Toronto Police Service - Bullying is a Criminal Offense! Bullying impacts everyone in different ways. In some cases, victims could not bear the ridicule and taunting and have committed suicide.

Article 1 Everyone under 18 has these rights.	Article 2 All children have these rights, no matter who they are, where they live, what their parents do, what language they speak, what their religion is, whether they are a boy or girl, what their culture is, whether they have a disability, whether they are rich or poor. No child should be treated unfairly on any basis.
Article 3 All adults should do what is best for you. When adults make decisions, they should think about how their decisions will affect children.	Article 4 The government has a responsibility to make sure your rights are protected. They must help your family to protect your rights and create an environment where you can grow and reach your potential.
Article 5 Your family has the responsibility to help you learn to exercise your rights, and to ensure that your rights are protected.	Article 12 You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.
Article 16 You have the right to privacy.	Article 17 You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being, from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other sources. Adults should make sure that the information you are getting is not harmful, and help you find and understand the information you need.
Article 19 You have the right to be protected from being hurt and mistreated, in body or mind.	Article 26 You have the right to help from the government if you are poor or in need.
Article 28 You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.	Article 31 You have the right to play and rest.
Article 36 You have the right to protection from any kind of exploitation (being taken advantage of)	Article 37 No one is allowed to punish you in a cruel or harmful way.
Article 39 You have the right to help if you've been hurt, neglected or badly treated.	Article 40 You have the right to legal help and fair treatment in the justice system that respects your rights.
Article 42 You have the right to know your rights! Adults should know about these rights and help you learn about them, too.