Including VRJS, there are seven organizations/groups in the Capital Regional District that are involved in restorative justice:
Peninsula Crossroads Community Justice Program
Provides services to: Sidney, Central and North Saanich
Works with: Sidney/N. Saanich RCMP, Central Saanich Police, School District #63 (Saanich)
Website: no website
Contact info: Allan Collier (Chair) 250-656-6063 or Liz Cox (training & education) 250-656-5424
Restorative Justice Oak Bay
Provides services to: Oak Bay
Works with: Oak Bay Police Department
Website: http://www.rjob.ca/RJOB/Home.html
Contact info: rjob.chair@gmail.com or 250-818-7562
Salt Spring Community Justice Program
Provides services to: Salt Spring Island
Works with: RCMP
Website: no website
Contact info: Mary Richardson: 250-537-8707, Wayne Fraser: 250-537-4953, Robert Campsall: 250-537-1066
John Howard Society of Victoria
Provides services to: Saanich
Works with: Saanich Police Department, Crown Counsel
Website: http://johnhoward.victoria.bc.ca/programs.html (at the bottom of the page)
Contact info: Kim Fagerlund: k.fagerlund@johnhoward.victoria.bc.ca or 250-386-3428
Victoria Restorative Justice Society
Provides services to: Victoria and Esquimalt
Works with: Victoria Police Department, Crown Counsel, ICBC, University of Victoria, School District 61
Restorative Justice Coalition
This group is unique in that it meets in William Head Institution, which is a federal penitentiary in Metchosin. Members of the public go in and speak about restorative justice issues, articles and events with inmates.
Website: no website
Contact info: David Hough (co-founder and outside member) 250-479-2774
Greater Victoria Restorative Justice Resource Group
Provides services to: all the RJ agencies and general public in the CRD. Coordinates and offers facilitator training as well as public education and information to the general public.
Works with: same as above
Website: no website
Contact info: Geanine Robey: geaninerobey@vrjs.org
