Edmonton, Alberta - Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced a federal investment of $29,663 to the Arabian Muslim Association through the Security Infrastructure Program (SIP).
This investment will enable the Association to install CCTV, a panic alarm system, access control, security lighting, a window film and a new door at the Al Rashid Mosque, as well as pay for the associated training to operate the new equipment.
Since SIP's inception in 2007, the Government of Canada has invested over $14 million through the program to support over 600 projects for communities at risk of hate-motivated crimes. Funding is available to private not-for-profit organizations linked to a community at risk of being victimized by hate-motivated crime. Approved projects may receive up to 50% of total project costs, to a maximum of $100,000 per project.
