Special Constables Services
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Special Constables hold cold weather kit initiative
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For members of our community experiencing homelessness, cold weather is more than inconvenient and uncomfortable. It is life-threatening. As winter approaches, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Special Constable Service (SCS) is encouraging students, staff and faculty to consider donating items to their Cold Weather Kit initiative. “The Special Constable service is seeking donations of items that will…
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Freestore reopens after two-year pandemic pause
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Freestore reopened on Sept. 6 after a two-year pandemic pause. Tucked away in the basement of WLU’s Special Constable Services building, the Freestore has about 2,000 pounds of goods waiting to be picked up by students, staff and faculty. As the name suggests, every item in the Freestore can be taken home…
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Reviewing Special Constable Services
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In July, Laurier shared a report containing recommendations that were presented in the external review of the Special Constable Service (SCS). “That review was enacted to look at our special constables and make a decision if there were things that we could improve the act,” Ivan Joseph, Vice President of Student Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier…
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Laurier named one of Canada’s top employers for young people
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Laurier has been named an outstanding employer for the second time this month, this time being recognized for being a top employer for young people in Canada, being only one of two post-secondary institutions to receive the honour and the only one in Ontario. Only 100 winners in all of Canada are named, with the…
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Confusion over special constables accreditation sparks student controversy
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This week, Laurier’s Special Constable Service (SCS) received backlash over confusion regarding the pursuit of an “elite accreditation process,” stemming from a concern that Special Constables would be given the authority to possess lethal and non-lethal firearms, as well as search and detain students. This concern gained recognition when the Twitter account “Spotted At Laurier”…
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Laurier student seeks unique opportunities as a Naval reservist
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Simon Gonsalves, fourth-year political science and history student at Wilfrid Laurier University, has spent his time throughout his post-secondary career undertaking a unique part-time job as a naval reservist with the Canadian Military. Gonsalves works as a naval combat information operator and member of ship’s company at HMCS Star in Hamilton. Gonsalves said that he…
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Laurier Brantford welcomes 24/7 Special Constables Services
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After years of campaigning and advocating, the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus can now extend their Special Constable Services to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week coverage. After the university’s Board of Governors approved an increase of service hours on June 23, Tyler Van Herzele, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president, released a…
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Ignoring the signs of online scams
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Where I’m from, online scams are something everyone knows about—the young, the old the—everyone. We all know, or think we know, that if someone contacts you and asks you to send them money, that you’re most likely being scammed. If you won the a draw but don’t remember entering, it’s probably a scam. If you’re…
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