Mr. Speaker, the current situation is that we send members in when we can from Inuvik. They do roving patrols. We were targeting once every six weeks or on an emergency basis to have members come into the community. This fall, as the two positions are hired, they will be officially located, the positions will be housed in Inuvik, but their sole job is Sachs Harbour and that's where they'll spend the bulk of their time. They'll have to travel back and forth. When they are on their downtime back with their families, that won't be something that they're able to do in Sachs Harbour and this is one of the challenges of their residences too. We have to find members who don't have families with them because we don't have accommodation for families. So there are a number of challenges. But the bottom line is, Mr. Speaker, the policing situation in Sachs Harbour will be vastly improved this fall and I want to thank the Member for his support, thank the RCMP for recognizing how important this was and making it a priority. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 142-15(6): Sachs Harbour Rcmp Presence
In the Legislative Assembly on August 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 142-15(6): Sachs Harbour Rcmp Presence
Item 7: Oral Questions
August 16th, 2007
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