What is the Public Affairs Unit?

The Public Affairs Unit serves as an intermediary between members of the media and the Niagara Regional Police Service.  The Public Affairs Officer serves as an initial point of contact for media enquiries, with information also being available from Staff Sergeants in each district of the Niagara Regional Police Service.

The Public Affairs Unit works in partnership with the media to inform the public.  Local, national and international media outlets make numerous enquiries related to occurrences in the Niagara Region, ongoing cases, police and community initiatives, and other issues related public interest and safety.  The Niagara Regional Police Service issues advisories, suspect descriptions and missing person bulletins, asking for public assistance.  The Public Affairs Unit works with the media to provide the community with accurate and timely information.

To deliver up-to-date information to media outlets, the Public Affairs Unit provides valuable resources to those reporting the news.  These include recorded briefings that are accessible by phone, interviews, and media releases that are distributed via email and on our Web site.  To promote an atmosphere of fairness and accountability, these media releases are also available to the general public in the Media Releases section of our Web site.
 

Information for Members of Media Outlets Members of media outlets require Media Identification Cards, which can be obtained by using the following application form: Application for Media Identification Card Media Identification card application form in PDF format.