Speakers

Chief Fiona Wilson has over 26 years of policing experience and currently serves as the Chief Constable of the Victoria Police Department (VicPD). She was appointed Chief in 2025, bringing with her a distinguished career of service and leadership with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Chief Wilson will discuss what she feels are her top five challenges and what her plan is for addressing them.

Margaret Critchlow is a retired professor of Anthropology (York University) who learned about the importance of community connection in rural Vanuatu (SW Pacific). She and her husband have lived in Harbourside Cohousing (Sooke) for the past 10 years. In addition to helping create Harbourside, she has enjoyed supporting the creation of West Wind Harbour Cohousing (Sooke), Ravens Crossing Cohousing (Sidney) and now Esquimalt Village Cohousing.