Eight community members graduate from community safety training course
May 17, 2019 - Slemon Park, Traditional Mi'kmaq Territory, Prince Edward Island - Indigenous Services Canada
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the health and safety of First Nation communities.
Today, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, joins Chief John Nui of Mushuau Innu First Nation and Forrest Spencer, Executive Director, Atlantic Policing Academy, to congratulate Mushuau Innu First Nation on the graduation of eight of its members as community safety officers from Holland College's Atlantic Police Academy.
The five-week course trained students in de-escalation, communications skills and use of closed circuit TV. Students also focused on how to respond to non-criminal issues.
The course is part of Mushuau Innu First Nation's new Community Safety Program. This program, launched in November 2018, was developed to help with the community's ongoing safety issues, including vandalism to community infrastructure.
The eight graduates will start working as community safety officers in Natuashish at the end of May 2019. Their duties will include patrolling the community to identify safety concerns and helping ensure the safety of community members and critical infrastructure.
"Congratulations to the Mushuau Innu community safety graduates, their families and the community of Natuashish. The work you do promoting safety and security in your community is vital and we are so proud to support you as you take on this task."
The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Indigenous Services
