From left to right, Benyat Abdulwahab, Edith Thai and Fatima Bata are all Calgary Legal Guidance staff. The women are are working with vulnerable Calgarians who are interested in participating in Community Court.
Vulnerable Calgarians fined for bylaw offences can now see their tickets withdrawn if they participate in a new local initiative called Community Court.
Community Court's target demographic are people experiencing homelessness, poverty, addiction or other trauma who have been ticketed for minor infractions like smoking where prohibited, urinating in public or riding the c-train without paying.'Graduating' from Community Court could be as simple as seeing a doctor, connecting with a food bank, getting a piece of identification or meeting with an Indigenous elder.
"This isn't a process to be feared or worried about," Leung told Justice of the Peace Mathieu St. Germain that Wednesday. Sebastian was facing 63 fines for bylaw offences like panhandling and loitering, mostly accumulated while he was experiencing homelessness.In exchange for accessing dental care and attending addictions counselling, arranged through a local non-profit, all of Sebastian's tickets will be withdrawn when he's back in court to give an update on his progress in two months."I'm happy to hear the steps you're taking toward counselling; best of luck to you sir.
The process to participate in Community Court is simple. CLG first completes an intake, meeting with the person facing tickets.
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