Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Community Constable Program has been in the works for a number of years in the past and now the federal government wants to reintroduce that to the system again, especially for our jurisdiction in the Northwest Territories. We have been targeted to have up to three community policing officers to be trained and stationed in the Northwest Territories. We will continue to work closely with RCMP “G” Division, because it’s under their jurisdiction on the selection criteria. We will continue to voice the committee’s concerns and, yes, this would be part of the community safety and we’ll take all those into consideration. We need to identify somebody that is knowledgeable about the community that speaks the language. That will be one of the assets and basically we are replacing the special constable that we had before. Mahsi.
Jackson Lafferty on Question 96-16(3): Increased RCMP Presence In Communities
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 96-16(3): Increased RCMP Presence In Communities
Oral Questions
February 10th, 2009
Monfwi
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