Project Devote is excited to be featured in a video highlighting the theme “the Power of Our Voices” to commemorate Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, which took place across Canada this past week.
The video was funded by Justice Canada as part of their online Sharing Our Stories initiative to help raise awareness about issues facing victims and survivors of crime and the services, programs, and laws in place to help them and their families.
The designated week is also about acknowledging the dedicated work of service providers who assist victims and survivors of crime and their families.
Project Devote is a provincial integrated task force of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Winnipeg Police Service focusing on missing and murdered exploited persons. Manitoba Justice has designated four prosecutors and a Family Liaison/Victim Services Worker to work with Project Devote.
The video highlights the work of Project Devote’s Family Liaison and features interviews with victims’ family members and investigators.
“Project Devote recognizes the need and importance of maintaining contact with family members,” said RCMP Sgt. Rob Lasson, a Project Devote Team Commander. “Our full-time Family Liaison works with Project Devote to provide families with information, support services and referrals to community agencies that can help assist families whose loved ones have been murdered or are missing.”
“Our team members are deeply committed to resolving each investigation,” said Winnipeg Police Service Sgt. Shawn Pike, a Project Devote Team Commander. “Our main goal is to bring justice and some sense of comfort to the victims and their families.”
If you have information that can help with the investigations under the Project Devote mandate, call investigators on the Project Devote tipline at 1-888-673-3316. Valuable information could include previous contact or past knowledge of the victims, and could prove helpful to the investigation. If you want to remain anonymous, you can call Manitoba CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
