Our Partnerships: Other Service Providers
The City of Edmonton has been a leader for many years in providing assistance to its citizens dealing with conflict. The City started a Community Mediation program in 1986 as a pilot project, and continues to be involved in the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre (MRJC) since its establishment in May of 2000. Funding from Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), a City agency, supports our work in the community.
Over the years, the partnership between MRJC and the City of Edmonton has grown. MRJC now works with the City of Edmonton’s Bylaw Enforcement, Animal Control, and Fire Prevention departments, providing options for resolving disputes between community members encountered by these departments.
For example, parking, overhanging trees, fences, barking dogs, fire pits, or noise concerns can all be starting points for disagreements. Edmonton’s Bylaw Enforcement department is usually the first to hear about these disputes, brought to them by people who are frustrated and want someone to intervene.
When investigated, sometimes these disputes are beyond the mandate of Bylaw officers, because it turns out that no one is actually breaking any City bylaws. At this point, the dispute is often referred to MRJC’s Community Mediation Program.
MRJC also has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federation of Community Leagues to provide mediation services to its member organizations and to foster ways to promote the work of both organizations in the community.
To find out more about our partnerships, please contact us.
