ARROWSMITH COMMUNITY  JUSTICE SOCIETY

"Our vision is a Community in Harmony"   

Establish: January 1999

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Mission, Vision & Core Values

Mission: (revised 5 Mar 2009)

The Arrowsmith Community Justice Society provides restorative justice and dispute resolution processes to the community which bring all parties of a conflict or crime together to facilitate a timely and mutually agreeable resolution.   

 
Vision:
Our vision is a community in harmony
 
Core Values:
  Accountability, Respect, Reconciliation, Truth, Connection, Consensus, Forgiveness and Compassion.  

 

 

Core Value Definitions:

We recognize that interuptation of the values can be different for each person that looks at them.  For this reason a definition paper was put together to give insight into the 'definitions' that were intended.

  

Motto & Logo

The ACJS was honoured to receive the gift of this logo from Qualicum First Nations Elder and artist, Gordon Reid Sr. The two powerful thunderbirds represent the victim and the offender meeting face to face and heart to heart to find a way to resolve the harm that has been caused by the behaviour of the offender. The scales of justice represent the process of restorative justice. The logo is formed in a circle which tells of each persons equality within the process, with the top of the circle completed by a red arc representing "the brighter future" we can experience after the restorative process is completed. 

 In addition to the logo, the ACJS has adopted from the Coast Salish a motto for the program:

(Whee-a-LOS-tel)
which means "Look After Each Other"

 

**Reproduction of the ACJS logo shall be by written permission from the ACJS Board of Directors

 

community partners

Without the support from the community the Arrowsmith Community Justice program would not be as successful as it has been.  We would like to thank the following for their financial and in-kind support.

City of Parksville
Town of Qualicum Beach
Regional District of Nanaimo
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Oceanside Detachment

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Contact Information: Office Telephone: 250-954-2968
  Postal Address: 727 W. Island Hwy, Parksville, BC, V9P 1B9
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