An inmate in a Manitoba prison is suing five corrections officers alleging negligence led to an attack where he was stabbed seven times in the head and face.
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DONNACONA, QC, June 13, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) is calling on Correctional Service Canada to step up the fight against deliveries of packages to penitentiaries by drone, the efforts made thus far having proven insufficient. This morning, UCCO-SACC-CSN staged a realistic simulation of a drone delivery at Donnacona, Qc.
New radar systems
After years of repeated requests, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will install advanced radar equipment to detect drones in the coming months. The radar will allow for more effective detection of drones overflying penitentiaries, which is a step in the right direction, says Frédérick Lebeau, Quebec Region President of UCCO-SACC-CSN. However, CSC is planning to install only five radar systems at the 49 federal institutions across the country. Donnacona is the only penitentiary in Quebec where radar is to be installed.
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Local UCCO president John Lambiris, right, presents a donation to the RVRR, accepted by co-founder Michelle McKeaveney, accompanied by her service dog, Scooter. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)
The first time John Lambiris walked down the forest path at the future home of the River Valley Resilience Retreat (RVRR), he was taken aback by the calmness of the bush.
“It’s very peaceful and relaxing,” he said as he reached a small clearing on the dirt path that leads from a pasture to the banks of the North Saskatchewan River.
“There’s a calmness here that just allows you to be in the moment.”