About Amarjeet
On Council
Amarjeet is proud to act as City Council’s leading voice on multiculturalism and community safety and crime prevention. He represents Council on the Edmonton Police Commission and the new Coordinating Council on Community Safety, which is driving a bold new vision for crime prevention in Edmonton.
Amarjeet was also Council’s voice on the Taskforce on Community Safety and on Safedmonton (which brought community partners together to address addictions, sexual exploitation, youth violence and other issues). Highlights of his work include: launching the Good Neighbour Awards program, hosting a Week of Awareness to Prevent Sexual Exploitation, supporting a Drug Education Toolkit for Parents, and developing a Home Safety Checklist for citizens.
Amarjeet also represents Council on Racism Free Edmonton, a group of partners in the government, policing, education, and community sectors who have come together to combat racism and discrimination. Racism Free Edmonton is part of a national coalition of cities combatting racism, and Amarjeet is proud to be involved in this work.
In the Community
Amarjeet has a strong background in community advocacy. After a high-profile murder in Mill Woods, he founded the Mill Woods Crime Council, a citizens’ group that has successfully worked with police to improve crime prevention and enforcement. The Mill Woods Crime Council focuses on getting citizens involved in their community, and brings positive energy to crime prevention. This has been seen as a model for similar initiatives across the city. Amarjeet has also served on the Meadows Community League Neighbourhood Watch.
Being a champion for neighbourhoods has always been important to Amarjeet, and he has served on the Southwood Community League, the TD Baker Parent Advisory Council, and the Mill Woods Canada Day Celebration planning committee. Amarjeet has also been a prominent leader on city and provincial issues, volunteering with Public Interest Alberta, the Centre for International Alternatives, and the Canadian Labour Congress.
Amarjeet is an active member of the Indo-Canadian community, and has promoted strong relationships between different cultures through the Police Chief’s Indo-Canadian Liaison Committee, the Punjabi Cultural Association, and the Punjabi Arts Association.
Background
From 1998 to 2007, Amarjeet worked with Edmonton Transit. Before that, he worked for the City of Edmonton as an independent contractor. While working at the City, Amarjeet represented DATS drivers on the Amalgamated Transit Union’s executive board, and successfully worked for improved bus service to Silver Berry and Millcreek-Meadows.
