08/29/2025
RCMP connects with public at informal coffee shops
RCMP holds community engagement events for informal conversations about policing issues
Published Aug 28, 2025 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 2 minute read
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Shawnee Kyte, board member of Riverview Community Watch, RCMP Const. Isabelle Beaulieu and Riverview Councillor Cecile Cassista were present during an RCMP informal coffee talk event at the Chocolate River Station. Photo by ALAN COCHRANE /BRUNSWICK NEWS
The Community Policing Unit of the Codiac Regional RCMP has been holding a series of informal Community Coffee meetings in its Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe coverage area as part of its mandate to be more visible to citizens.
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“It’s part of our community engagement, and a time when people can come and talk to the police informally, and raise concerns about things happening in their community,” RCMP Const. Isabelle Beaulieu said during a coffee event at the Chocolate River Station in Riverview. “It’s also a time for children to get to know the police and see the police cars. It’s really a time for us to be more approachable. It’s also a time for recruiting. We do need new members and it’s a time to share information with people.”
The recent event in Riverview was also attended by representatives of the Canadian Border Services Agency, CN Police and the Riverview Community Watch organization.
Riverview Councillor Cecile Cassista said the meeting was also a good time to discuss the Neighbourhood Community Watch program.
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“People have been engaged and gotten information. Police visibility has been an issue in Riverview for a long time and having a police station in Riverview that people can have access to. People are basically happy to see the police presence here,” Cassista said.
The Codiac Regional RCMP is responsible for coverage of Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe, and responds to an average of 70 to 100 calls for service on each shift.
One of the main concerns raised by residents of Riverview during public meetings has been the visibility of police and response times. In 2022, the Codiac Regional Policing Authority carried out focus groups and surveys of citizens on their opinion of police service. In general, the report said, people want their police force to be more engaged in the community, more focus on property crimes like thefts and break-and-enters, and more focus on traffic control. The policing service coss the three municipalities over $50 million per year under a funding formula that sees Moncton paying 70 per cent, Dieppe paying 20 per cent and Riverview 10 per cent. The Codiac Regional RCMP will move from into a new $59-million police facility building on Albert Street this fall. The new facility replaces the 1970s-vintage building that is described as too small for the police force of a growing city.
Before the formation of the Codiac Regional RCMP in 1999, the Town of Riverview had its own RCMP detachment. The building on Pine Glen Road has been used by the Southeast detachment, which is responsible for the rural area outside the city. However, as Metro Moncton continues to grow, the Codiac detachment has floated the idea of having a satellite detachment in Riverview and another in Dieppe.
