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24/7 health services return to Pikangikum, but not OPP Written by Ryan Forbes Wednesday, Apr 14 2021, 11:21 AM Pikangikum First Nation Chief Dean Owen (right) and Deputy Chief Jonah Strang (left). Photo courtesy of Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler.
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Health services have been restored in Pikangikum First Nation, but the community is still without a police force after expelling members of the OPP last month.
On March 20, Chief Dean Owen and Pikangikum Band Councilors voted to expel members of the OPP after allegations of ‘incidents involving constables that occurred in the community over many years’.
Pikangikum First Nation /CKDR Staff Files
Nursing staff have been reinstated in Pikangikum First Nation, as talks with the government regarding the removal of Ontario Provincial Police continue.
Health care staff returned and resumed regular service the night of Saturday April 10th, after being pulled from the community not long after the OPP were expelled by the Chief and Council.
According Mathew Hoppe, Chief Executive Officer of the Independent First Nations Alliance, “Chief and Council met with Indigenous Services Canada Minister Miller and key staff on Saturday afternoon. Although the overall Policing issue is still unanswered, the return of regular nursing service to the community is much appreciated news.”
Three weeks after nursing staff were pulled out of Pikangikum First Nation by Indigenous Services Canada, full-time health services have been restored to the northwestern Ontario First Nation located 200 kilometres north of Kenora.
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