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5 May 2021
Pikangikum, Ontario – A Band Council Resolution (BCR) issued by Pikangikum First Nation Chief and Council has restored Police and nursing services for the remote community following an almost six-week impasse. After serious misconduct allegations, leadership expelled the OPP resulting in the government Nurses being evacuated nightly from the community citing “safety concerns”.
Chief Owen stated that “after learning about the allegations, our leadership acted decisively on behalf of our Community members. While we understand the government’s concern for the safety of their nurses, we have trouble understanding their safety versus the safety of 3,800 in-community members. This experience has opened our eyes to several gaps in terms of policing, health care and first response services that unfortunately exist in Pikangikum, but not in municipalities of smaller populations.”
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May 6, 2021 5:58 AM
The Special Investigations Unit is appealing for witnesses to come forward as it continues to investigate allegations of sexual assault in Pikangikum First Nation.
Officials are looking into two complaints that allege women were sexually assaulted by members of the OPP.
The SIU was contacted in March by Provincial Police to investigate allegations of misconduct.
That came at a time when the OPP officers were kicked out of the community.
They returned this month with certain conditions in place.
Part of the agreement requires Provincial Police to work with the new Pikangikum Peacekeepers who were trained in response to what the community calls its “policing and nursing crisis.”
Provincial Police have returned to Pikangikum, after the community expelled OPP over "serious misconduct allegations." They were kicked out of the com.
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