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Government of Manitoba Media Release | An extra 66 officers will be added to police services provincewide as part of the province\u2019s plans to make all Manitoban communities safer, Premier Greg Selinger announced today.<\/p>\nGovernment of Manitoba Media Release | An extra 66 officers will be added to police services provincewide as part of the province\u2019s plans to make all Manitoban communities safer, Premier Greg Selinger announced today.<\/p>\n
\u201cManitobans deserve to feel safe in their communities and in their neighbourhoods,\u201d Selinger said. \u201cThis investment in policing provides communities with more resources to ensure those who commit crimes are brought to justice. More police on the streets will deter criminals and protect Manitoba families.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe addition of 27 officers to RCMP municipal contracts and the provincial police service agreement is an important step forward in recognizing the heavy workloads and pressures faced by our communities and members of the RCMP throughout Manitoba. Policing roughly 99 per cent of Manitoba, the RCMP continues to look forward with innovative and proactive policing solutions. These additional officers will add to our ability to fulfil these commitments to the citizens of Manitoba,\u201d said Assistant Commissioner Bill Robinson, commanding officer of RCMP \u2018D\u2019 Division.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate the province\u2019s commitments to adding additional resources to the Winnipeg Police Service and other policing agencies across Manitoba. Our goal is to work with communities to provide a safer environment for the citizens of Winnipeg and additional resources will certainly help,\u201d said Winnipeg Police Chief Keith McCaskill.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe addition of these police officers is welcomed by the police community in Manitoba, particularly communities that have not received this type of funding in the past,\u201d said Keith Atkinson, chief of the Brandon Police Service and president of the Manitoba Association of Chiefs of Police.<\/p>\n
With this new investment, Manitoba will have funded an additional 255 police officers since 1999. By directing a three-year commitment of federal funds, 30 more officers are also being added. The combined provincial and federal funding has added a total of 285 police officers to services across Manitoba, Selinger said.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s announcement includes funding for police officer positions as follows:<\/p>\n
\u2022RCMP provincial police service (20 officers).
\n\u2022RCMP municipal policing (seven officers):
\n\u25e6Dauphin \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Portage la Prairie \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Selkirk \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Swan River \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6The Pas \u2013 one officer; and
\n\u25e6Thompson \u2013 two officers.<\/p>\n
\u2022Independent municipal police services (37 officers):
\n\u25e6Altona Police Service \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Brandon Police Service \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Morden Police Service \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Ste. Anne Police Department \u2013 one officer;
\n\u25e6Winkler Police Service \u2013 one officer; and
\n\u25e6Winnipeg Police Service \u2013 32 officers.<\/p>\n
\u2022First Nation police service (two officers):
\n\u25e6Dakota Ojibway Police Service \u2013 two officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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