Service: Multicultural Communities and Hamilton Bhattti

service: The reality is that we would like to see more diversity on the police services board, and would like to see that diversity reflected in the service itself, said Kamran Bhatti, a director of the Muslim Association of Hamilton, according to CBC. Bhattti said the service has come a long way over the past 15 years or so in reaching out to multicultural communities. The event comes at a time when Muslim community leaders have spoken out about lack of diversity on the board that oversees the service. Despite that we still don't see many, if any, members of the sergeant rank or higher who reflect the diverse makeup of the city of Hamilton, Bhatti said. We want to represent the population we serve' Chief Eric Girt said the service thinks about diversity in three categories when recruiting officers Cultural diversity, linguistic diversity and visual diversity. Hamilton police oversight board to take 'cultural competency' training You can't isolate yourself' Hamilton Muslims open doors to mosque visitors Recruiters from the RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police, Hamilton Fire Department and Hamilton paramedics will also be at the event. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.